Isaiah 40:4
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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:Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
In other translations
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:Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
Hebrew words
כָּל־kol-everyH3605גֶּיאgei'valleyH1516יִנָּשֵׂאyinase'it will be lifted upH5375וְכָל־vekholand everyH3605הַרharmountainH2022וְגִבְעָהvegiv'ahand hillH1389יִשְׁפָּלוּyishpaluthey will become lowH8213וְהָיָהvehayahand it will becomeH1961הֶעָקֹבhe'akothe steep [place]H6121לְמִישׁוֹרlemishor<into> level groundH4334וְהָרְכָסִיםveharekhasimand the rough placesH7406לְבִקְעָה׃levik'ah<into> a plainH1237
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