Isaiah 40:4 — Compare Translations

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Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the uneven ground will become smooth and the rough places, a plain.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain.

English EASY 2024

Raise up every valley, and bring down every mountain and hill. The rough ground and the ground that has rocks will become flat.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Every valley must be filled. Every mountain and hill should be made flat. The crooked roads should be made straight, and the rough ground made smooth.

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Every valley will be raised. Every mountain and hill will be lowered. Steep places will be made level. Rough places will be made smooth.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rough places a plain.

English KJV 1611

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

English LSB

Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough ground become a plain, and the rough places a plain;

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; The rugged land shall be made a plain, the rough country, a broad valley.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Every valley must be elevated, and every mountain and hill leveled. The rough terrain will become a level plain, the rugged landscape a wide valley.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Every valley will be filled in. Every mountain and hill will be made level. The rough ground will be smoothed out. The rocky places will be made flat.

English NIV

Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.

English NKJ 1982

Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth;

English NLT

Fill the valleys and level the hills. Straighten out the curves and smooth off the rough spots.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Every valley will be raised up, every mountain brought low. The rugged terrain will become level ground and the rough places a plain.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Fill the valleys; level the hills; straighten out the crooked paths, and smooth off the rough spots in the road.

English Tyndale 1537

Let all valleys be exalted, and every mountain and hill be laid low. What so is crooked, let it be made straight, and let the rough places be made plain fields.