Luke 3:5
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;
Euery valley shall be filled, and euery mountaine and hill shalbe brought low, and the crooked shall bee made straight, and the rough wayes shall be made smooth.
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- Isaiah 40:4Rank 1 from verse 5
- Isaiah 42:16Rank 2 from verse 5
16And 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.
16†And I will bring the blinde by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in pathes that they haue not knowen: I wil make darkenesse light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I doe vnto them, and not forsake them.
- Isaiah 45:2Rank 3 from verse 5
- Isaiah 49:11Rank 4 from verse 5
- Ezekiel 17:24Rank 5 from verse 5
24And 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.
24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD haue brought downe the high tree, haue exalted the low tree, haue dried vp the greene tree, and haue made the drie tree to flourish: I the LORD haue spoken, and haue done it.
- Hebrews 12:12–13Rank 6 from verse 5
12Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
12Wherefore lift vp the handes which hang downe, and the feeble knees.
13And make ‖straight paths for your feete, lest that which is lame bee turned out of the way, but let it rather bee healed.
- Luke 1:51–53Rank 7 from verse 5
51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
51*Hee hath shewed strength with his arme, *he hath scattered the proud, in the imagination of their hearts.
52*He hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of low degree.
53*Hee hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich hee hath sent emptie away.
- Isaiah 2:11–17Rank 8 from verse 5
11The 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.
12For 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:
13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
17And 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.
11The *loftie lookes of man shalbe humbled, and the hautines of men shalbe bowed downe: and the LORD alone shalbe exalted in that day.
12For the day of the LORD of hostes shall bee vpon euery one that is proud and loftie, and vpon euery one that is lifted vp, and he shalbe brought low;
13And vpon all the Cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted vp; and vpon all the okes of Bashan,
14And vpon all the high mountaines, and vpon all the hilles that are lifted vp,
15And vpon euery high tower, and vpon euery fenced wall,
16†And vpon all the ships of Tarshish, and vpon all pleasant pictures.
17And the loftinesse of man shall be bowed downe, and the hautinesse of men shalbe made low: and the LORD alone shalbe exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 61:1–3Rank 9 from verse 5
1THE 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;
2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3To 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.
1¶ *The Spirit of the LORD God is vpon me, because the LORD hath anointed me, to preach good tidings vnto the meeke, hee hath sent me to binde vp the broken hearted, to proclaime libertie to the captiues, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound:
2To proclaime the acceptable yere of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourne:
3To appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion, to giue vnto them beautie for ashes, the oyle of ioy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heauinesse, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
- Isaiah 35:6–8Rank 10 from verse 5
6Then 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.
7And 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.
8And 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.
6***Then shall the lame man leape as an Hart, and the tongue of the dumbe sing: for in the wildernesse shall waters breake out, and streames in the desert.
7‖And the parched ground shall become a poole, and the thirstie land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shalbe grasse with reeds and rushes.
8‖And an high way shalbe there, and away, and it shall be called the way of holinesse, the vncleane shall not passe ouer it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaringmen, though fooles, shall not erre therein.
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Luke 3:5
Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.
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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.
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Sense 1: Not high; beneath in place, rank, amount, strength, or condition. Sense 2: Humble or brought down.
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1. Bent, winding, or not straight. 2. Figuratively, morally perverse or turned aside from what is right.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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1. Direct and not crooked, or proceeding without turning aside. 2. Upright, right, or made right.
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Uneven, rugged, or not smooth; by extension, coarse, harsh, or violent.
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Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points are perceptible to the touch; not rough.
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3:1NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
3:1¶ Now in the fifteenth yeere of the reigne of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being Gouernour of Iudea, & Herode being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene,
3:2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3:2Annas and Caiaphas being the high Priests, the word of God came vnto Iohn the sonne of Zacharias, in the wildernesse.
3:3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
3:3*And he came into all the countrey about Iordane, preaching the baptisme of repentance, for the remissiō of sinnes,
3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the Prophet, saying, *The voyce of one crying in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
3:5Every 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;
3:5Euery valley shall be filled, and euery mountaine and hill shalbe brought low, and the crooked shall bee made straight, and the rough wayes shall be made smooth.
Selected passage3:6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
3:6And all flesh shal see the saluation of God.
3:7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
3:7Then said hee to the multitude that came forth to bee baptized of him, *O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
3:8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
3:8Bring forth therfore fruits ‖worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: For I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.
3:9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
3:9And now also the axe is laid vnto the root of the trees: Euery tree therefore which bringeth not foorth good fruit, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.