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Luke 3:5
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5 Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.

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Luke 3:5
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5 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;

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Isaiah 42:16
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16 I will lead(A) the blind(B) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(C) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(D)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(E) them.

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Isaiah 42:16
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16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

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Isaiah 41
Isaiah 43
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Isaiah 40:4
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4 Every valley shall be raised up,(A)
    every mountain and hill(B) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(C)
    the rugged places a plain.

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Isaiah 40:4
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4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

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Isaiah 39
Isaiah 41
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Isaiah 49:11
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11 I will turn all my mountains into roads,
    and my highways(A) will be raised up.(B)

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Isaiah 49:11
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11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

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Isaiah 48
Isaiah 50
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Isaiah 45:2
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2 I will go before you(A)
    and will level(B) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(C) of bronze
    and cut through bars of iron.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
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Isaiah 45:2
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2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

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Ezekiel 17:24
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24 All the trees of the forest(A) will know that I the Lord bring down(B) the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.(C)

“‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.(D)’”

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Ezekiel 17:24
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24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

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Hebrews 12:12-13
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12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.(A) 13 “Make level paths for your feet,”[a](B) so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.(C)

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  1. Hebrews 12:13 Prov. 4:26
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Hebrews 12:12-13
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12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

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Hebrews 11
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Luke 1:51-53
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51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(A)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(B)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(C)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(D)
    but has sent the rich away empty.

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Luke 1:51-53
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51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

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Isaiah 2:11-17
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11 The eyes of the arrogant(A) will be humbled(B)
    and human pride(C) brought low;(D)
the Lord alone will be exalted(E) in that day.(F)

12 The Lord Almighty has a day(G) in store
    for all the proud(H) and lofty,(I)
for all that is exalted(J)
    (and they will be humbled),(K)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(L) tall and lofty,(M)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,(N)
14 for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,(O)
15 for every lofty tower(P)
    and every fortified wall,(Q)
16 for every trading ship[a](R)
    and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(S)
    and human pride humbled;(T)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(U)

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  1. Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
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Isaiah 2:11-17
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11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

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James 1:9
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9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(A)

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James 1:9
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9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

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Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(I)
    and the day of vengeance(J) of our God,
to comfort(K) all who mourn,(L)
3     and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(N)
the oil(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(R)

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind
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Isaiah 61:1-3
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61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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Isaiah 35:6-8
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6 Then will the lame(A) leap like a deer,(B)
    and the mute tongue(C) shout for joy.(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(E) in the desert.
7 The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(F) bubbling springs.(G)
In the haunts where jackals(H) once lay,
    grass and reeds(I) and papyrus will grow.

8 And a highway(J) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(K)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(L) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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Isaiah 35:6-8
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6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

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