Isaiah 40:4
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.
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ASV
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:
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:
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| גֶּיא֙ | gei' | valley | H1516 → |
| יִנָּשֵׂ֔א | yi.na.Se' | it will be lifted up | H5375 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and every | H3605 → |
| הַ֥ר | har | mountain | H2022 → |
| וְגִבְעָ֖ה | ve.giv.'Ah | and hill | H1389 → |
| יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ | yish.Pa.lu | they will become low | H8213 → |
| וְהָיָ֤ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it will become | H1961 → |
| הֶֽעָקֹב֙ | he.'a.Ko | the steep [place] | H6121 → |
| לְמִישׁ֔וֹר | le.mi.Shor | <into> level ground | H4334 → |
| וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים | ve.ha.re.kha.Sim | and the rough places | H7406 → |
| לְבִקְעָֽה׃ | le.vik.'Ah | <into> a plain | H1237 → |
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