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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;

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πᾶσαpasaEveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “Every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Everyφάραγξpharanxvalleyφάραγξnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “valley”, the subject formG5327a valley, ravine, chasm, cleft.valleyπληρωθήσεταιplērōthēsetaifilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “filled”, an action still aheadG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.filledκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπᾶνpaneveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyὄροςorosmountainὄροςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mountain”, the subject formG3735a mountain, hill.mountainκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβουνὸςbounoshillβουνόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “hill”, the subject formG1015a hillock, hill.This verse uses “hill”.hillταπεινωθήσεταιtapeinōthēsetaishall be brought lowταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be brought low”, an action still aheadG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.shall be brought lowκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκολιὰskoliacrookedσκολιός (skolios)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “crooked”, the subject formG4646crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous.This verse uses “crooked”.the crookedεἰςeisshall be madeεἰςpreposition — “shall be made”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.shall be madeεὐθείανeutheianstraightεὐθύς (euthus)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “straight”, the object formG2117adj: (a) straight of direction, as opposed to crooked, (b) upright; adv: immediately.This verse uses “straight”.straightκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τραχεῖαιtracheiairoughτραχύς (trachus)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “rough”, the subject formG5138rough, rugged, uneven.the roughεἰςeisshall be madeεἰςpreposition — “shall be made”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.shall be madeὁδοὺςhodousroadὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “road”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “road”.λείαςleiassmoothλεῖος (leios)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “smooth”, the object formG3006smooth, level, plain.This verse uses “smooth”.smooth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

Young’s Literal Translation

every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

World English Bible

Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

Darby Translation

Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places smooth ways,

Douay-Rheims

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 plain;

Quotes

Isaiah 40:4 Isaiah 40:4 · King James VersionEvery 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 VersionOpen the Source
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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: