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.
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
And aHis arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, bHis reward is with Him,
And His1 work before Him.
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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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