King James Version
Luke 3:5 in the King James Version says “Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, ...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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;”
Luke 3:5 · KJV
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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;
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“filled”
G4137to make replete, i.e., (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shall be brought low”
G5013to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shall be made”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“straight”
G2117straight, i.e., (literally) level, or (figuratively) true; adverbially (of time) at once
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shall be made”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“ways”
G3598a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
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