Isaiah 40:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Isaiah 40:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 40:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 40:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain.”

Isaiah 40:4 — World English Bible

Isaiah 40:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain: ”

Isaiah 40:4 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 40:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley.”

Isaiah 40:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain. ”

Isaiah 40:4 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 40:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Euery valley shall be exalted, and euery mountaine and hill shall be made lowe: and the crooked shalbe streight, and the rough places plaine.”

Isaiah 40:4 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 40:4 in Context — Isaiah 40

2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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:

5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

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What Does Isaiah 40:4 Mean?

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