Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
Luke 3:5 - New International Version (Anglicised) Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough ways shall be made smooth; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Every valley and ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough roads shall be made smooth; American Standard Version (1901) Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth; Common English Bible Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked will be made straight and the rough places made smooth. Catholic Public Domain Version Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. And what is crooked shall be made straight. And the rough paths shall be made into level ways. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain; |
Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.
All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. ‘ “I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.” ’
Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.