Isaiah
Isaiah 40:3–5
3A voice of one calling:
“Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness;a
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.b
4Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill made low;
the uneven ground will become smooth,
and the rugged land a plain.c
5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all humanity together will see it.”d
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Footnotes
- a 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the LORD
- b 40:3 LXX make straight the paths of our God; cited in Matthew 3:3|MAT 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, and John 1:23
- c 40:4 LXX Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. All the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains.Cited in Luke 3:5|LUK 3:5
- d 40:5 Literally and all flesh together will see it.Cited in Luke 3:6|LUK 3:6
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 40:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A voice | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| of one calling | קוֹרֵ֔א | qō·w·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Prepare | פַּנּ֖וּ | pan·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H6437 turn |
| the way | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| for the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| make a straight | יַשְּׁרוּ֙ | yaš·šə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H3474 be smooth, straight, right |
| highway | מְסִלָּ֖ה | mə·sil·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4546 highway |
| for our God | לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | lê·lō·hê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| in the desert | בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה | bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6160 desert-plain, steppe |
Isaiah 40:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| valley | גֶּיא֙ | ge | Noun - common singular construct | H1516 valley |
| shall be lifted up | יִנָּשֵׂ֔א | yin·nā·śê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| and every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| mountain | הַ֥ר | har | Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and hill | וְגִבְעָ֖ה | wə·ḡiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1389 hill |
| made low | יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ | yiš·pā·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8213 be or become low, be abased |
| the uneven | הֶֽעָקֹב֙ | he·‘ā·qōḇ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6121 insidious, deceitful |
| will become | וְהָיָ֤ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| smooth | לְמִישׁ֔וֹר | lə·mî·šō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4334 level place, uprightness |
| and the rugged land | וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים | wə·hā·rə·ḵā·sîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7406 ridge, tied |
| a plain | לְבִקְעָֽה׃ | lə·ḇiq·‘āh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H1237 valley |
Isaiah 40:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the glory | כְּב֣וֹד | kə·ḇō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will be revealed | וְנִגְלָ֖ה | wə·niḡ·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| and all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| humanity | בָּשָׂר֙ | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| together | יַחְדָּ֔ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| will see it | וְרָא֤וּ | wə·rā·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| For | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the mouth | פִּ֥י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has spoken | דִּבֵּֽר׃ס | dib·bêr | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 40:3 Malachi 3:1 · Mark 1:2–5 · John 1:23 · Matthew 3:1–3 · Luke 1:16–17 · Luke 1:76–77 · Malachi 4:5–6 · Isaiah 57:14 · Isaiah 43:19 · Isaiah 62:10–11 · Isaiah 35:8 · Luke 3:2–6
Isaiah 40:4 Luke 3:5 · Ezekiel 21:26 · Luke 18:14 · Isaiah 42:15–16 · Isaiah 45:2 · Ezekiel 17:24 · Job 40:11–13 · Luke 1:52–53 · Isaiah 2:12–15 · Psalm 113:7–8 · 1 Samuel 2:8 · Isaiah 42:11
Isaiah 40:5 Habakkuk 2:14 · Isaiah 52:10 · Joel 2:28 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Luke 3:6 · Isaiah 60:1 · Acts 2:17 · Psalm 72:19 · Isaiah 6:3 · Isaiah 11:9 · Isaiah 58:14 · John 1:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.