Luke 3:5

Luke 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth;

Context of Luke 3:5

3And he went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin; 4as it is written and forever remains written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight. Every ravine shall be filled up, And every mountain and hill shall be leveled; And the crooked [places] shall be made straight, And the rough roads smooth; 6and all mankind shall see the salvation of God.’ ” 7So he began saying to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath [of God that is] to come?

Luke 3:5 word by word

πᾶσα φάραγξ πληρωθήσεται καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται· καὶ ἔσται τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς εὐθείαν καὶ αἱ τραχεῖαι εἰς ὁδοὺς λείας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• valleyφάραγξpharagx · valleyG5327
• shall be filledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• hillβουνόςbounos · hillG1015
• shall be brought lowταπεινόωtapeinoō · to humbleG5013
• the crookedσκολιόςskolios · crookedG4646
• shall be madeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• straightεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117
• the roughτραχύςtrachus · roughG5138
• waysὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• smoothλεῖοςleios · smoothG3006

Cross-references for Luke 3:5

• Luke 1:51He has done mighty deeds with His [powerful] arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.
• Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be degraded And the arrogance of men will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 35:6Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the desert.
• Isaiah 40:4Every valley shall be raised, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged places a broad valley.
• Isaiah 49:11And I will make all My mountains a roadway, And My highways will be raised.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me To bring good news to the humble and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted, To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives And freedom to prisoners,
• Ezekiel 17:24All the trees of the field will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will fulfill it.”
• James 1:9Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position [as a born-again believer, called to the true riches and to be an heir of God];
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they do not know; I will guide them in paths that they do not know. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These things I will do [for them], And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”
• Isaiah 45:2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
• Hebrews 12:12So then, strengthen hands that are weak and knees that tremble.

Commentaries on Luke 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every they shall be filled - All hinderances shall be taken out of the way: a quotation from the Greek version of Isaiah 40:4, containing an allusion to the preparations made in rough countries to facilitate the march of mighty kings and conquerors. See the instance produced on Matthew 3:3; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matthew 3.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The quotation is from the ancient Greek version of Isaiah 40:3–5. It describes God bringing the Jews back from exile in Babylon. After they returned (Ezra 1–2). John shouted in the wilderness to prepare God’s people for the Lord’s coming. God’s salvation is portrayed as a new exodus, bringing deliverance like the first exodus from Egypt. make straight paths for Him … the rough ways smooth: This image reflects the Middle Eastern custom of preparing a road…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Every valley, &c.--levelling and smoothing, obvious figures, the sense of which is in the first words of the proclamation, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:5

• John
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

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Commentaries on Luke 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings