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 Living Translation (NLT)The valleys will be filled, and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, and the rough places made smooth.

Context of Luke 3:5

3And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, 4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth; 6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ” 7Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath 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 shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
• Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 35:6Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.
• Isaiah 40:4Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth;
• Isaiah 49:11I will make each of My mountains a road, And My highways shall be elevated.
• Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
• Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
• James 1:9Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
• Isaiah 42:16I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
• Isaiah 45:2‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
• Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,

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