A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for the one who walks the path. Fools will not wander on it.
Isaiah 57:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He said, ‘Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the word of One shall go forth, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way! Take up the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people. American Standard Version (1901) And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. Common English Bible It will be said: “Survey, survey; build a road! Remove barriers from my people’s road!” Catholic Public Domain Version And I will say: "Make way! Grant passage! Move to the side of the path! Take the obstacles out of the way of my people!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will say: Make a way, give free passage. Turn out of the path. Take away the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people. |
A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for the one who walks the path. Fools will not wander on it.
A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make a straight road for our God in the desert.
I will make all my mountains into a pathway, and my roads will be raised up.
Go out, go out through the city gates; prepare a way for the people! Build it up, build up the road; clear away the stones! Raise a banner for the peoples.
Yet my people have forgotten me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways on the ancient roads, and make them walk on new paths, not the raised road.
Therefore, let us no longer judge one another. Instead decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in the way of your brother or sister.
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
Therefore, if food causes my brother or sister to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother or sister to fall.
But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.
We are not giving anyone an occasion for offence, so that the ministry will not be blamed.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated but healed instead.