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 40:4
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Isaiah 49:11
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Isaiah 45:2
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Footnotes
- 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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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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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)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:13 Prov. 4:26
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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9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(A)
Luke 1:51-53
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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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind
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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