That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
aFor she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
b“Prepare the way of the Lord;
cMake straight1 in the desert
A highway for our God.
And every mountain and hill brought low;
aThe crooked places shall be made1 straight
And the rough places smooth;
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
And1 he said, “What shall I cry?”
a“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
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Isaiah 40:4
Eastern monarchs send heralds before them in a journey to clear away obstacles, make causeways over valleys, and level hills. So John's duty was to bring back the people to obedience to the law and to remove all self-confidence, pride in national privileges, hypocrisy, and irreligion, so that they should be ready for His coming (Malachi 4:6; Luke 1:17).
crooked—declivities.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 40:4:
Psalms 84:5
Ecclesiastes 1:15
Isaiah 26:7
Isaiah 35:8
Isaiah 45:2
Isaiah 49:11
Isaiah 57:14
Zechariah 4:7
Zechariah 14:10
Malachi 3:1
Revelation 17:9
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