Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(A)The crooked places shall be made [a]straight
And the rough places smooth;
The (B)glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

The voice said, “Cry out!”
And [b]he said, “What shall I cry?”

(C)“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
  2. Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I

Every valley shall be raised up,(A)
    every mountain and hill(B) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(C)
    the rugged places a plain.
And the glory(D) of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.(E)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(F)

A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,(G)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.

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