New American Standard Bible 1995

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Isaiah

40

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4

"Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Let every the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
valley a valley Noun H1516 גֶּיא֙ gei
be lifted to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 יִנָּשֵׂ֔א yin·na·se,
up, And every the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
mountain mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הַ֥ר har
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 

and hill a hill Noun H1389 וְגִבְעָ֖ה ve·giv·'ah
be made low; to be or become low, to be abased Verb H8213 יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ yish·pa·lu;
And let the rough ground steep, hilly Adjective H6121 הֶֽעָקֹב֙ he·'a·kov
become to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וְהָיָ֤ה ve·ha·yah
a plain, a level place, uprightness Noun H4334 לְמִישֹׁ֔ור le·mi·sho·vr,
And the rugged terrain perhaps roughness Noun H7406 וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים ve·ha·re·cha·sim
a broad valley; a valley, plain Noun H1237 לְבִקְעָֽה׃ le·vik·'ah.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
King James Bible "Let every Every valley shall be lifted up, And exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; And let low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;places plain:
Hebrew Greek English "Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;