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Isaiah 40:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
Isaiah 40:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
3 A [a]voice crieth in the [b]wilderness, [c]Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make straight in the desert a path for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every [d]mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be straight, and the rough places plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all [e]flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
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- Isaiah 40:3 To wit, of the Prophets.
- Isaiah 40:3 That is, in Babylon and other places, where they were kept in captivity, and misery.
- Isaiah 40:3 Meaning Cyrus and Darius which should deliver God’s people out of captivity, and make them a ready way to Jerusalem: and this was fully accomplished, when John the Baptist brought tidings of Jesus Christ’s coming, who was the true deliverer of his Church from sin and Satan, Matt. 3:3.
- Isaiah 40:4 Whatsoever may let or hinder this deliverance, shall be removed.
- Isaiah 40:5 This miracle shall be so great, that it shall be known through all the world.
Isaiah 40:3-5
New International Version
Isaiah 40:3-5
New International Version
3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
a highway for our God.[b](C)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(D)
every mountain and hill(E) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(F)
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(G) of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.(H)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(I)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
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