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Luke 3:5
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Luke 3:5
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5 Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth,
Luke 3:5
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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.
Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 42:16
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16 I will lead the blind
by a road they do not know;
by paths they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I will do,
and I will not forsake them.(A)
Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 40:4
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Isaiah 40:4
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4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.(A)
Isaiah 40:4
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Isaiah 40:4
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Isaiah 49:11
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Isaiah 49:11
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11 And I will turn all my mountains into a road,
and my highways shall be raised up.(A)
Isaiah 49:11
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Isaiah 49:11
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Isaiah 45:2
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Isaiah 45:2
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2 I will go before you
and level the mountains;[a]
I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron;(A)
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- 45.2 Q ms Gk: MT the swellings
Isaiah 45:2
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Isaiah 45:2
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- Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
Ezekiel 17:24
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Ezekiel 17:24
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24 All the trees of the field shall know
that I am the Lord.
I bring low the high tree;
I make high the low tree;
I dry up the green tree
and make the dry tree flourish.
I the Lord have spoken;
I will accomplish it.(A)
Ezekiel 17:24
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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)’”
Hebrews 12:12-13
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Hebrews 12:12-13
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12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees(A) 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.(B)
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Hebrews 12:12-13
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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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- Hebrews 12:13 Prov. 4:26
Luke 1:51-53
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Luke 1:51-53
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51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.(A)
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly;(B)
53 he has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.(C)
Luke 1:51-53
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Luke 1:51-53
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Isaiah 2:11-17
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Isaiah 2:11-17
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11 The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low,
and the pride of everyone shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(A)
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up and high;[a](B)
13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the oaks of Bashan;(C)
14 against all the high mountains
and against all the lofty hills;(D)
15 against every high tower
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all the ships of Tarshish
and against all the highly prized vessels.(E)
17 The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,
and the pride of everyone shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(F)
Footnotes
- 2.12 Cn Compare Gk: Heb low
Isaiah 2:11-17
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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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
James 1:9
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James 1:9
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Poverty and Riches
9 Let the brother or sister of humble means boast in having a high position
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James 1:9
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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)
Isaiah 61:1-3
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Isaiah 61:1-3
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The Good News of Deliverance
61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,(A)
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,(B)
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.(C)
Isaiah 61:1-3
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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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- Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind
Isaiah 35:6-8
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Isaiah 35:6-8
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6 then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert;(A)
7 the burning sand shall become a pool
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;[a]
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.(B)
8 A highway shall be there,[b]
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,[c]
but it shall be for God’s people;[d]
no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.(C)
Isaiah 35:6-8
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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.
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