Luke 3:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

English ASV

Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

English Amplified

Every valley and ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough roads shall be made smooth;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Every valley and ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough roads shall be made smooth;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places smooth ways,

English EASY 2024

Fill in every valley. Make every mountain and hill flat. Take away every bend so that the road is straight. Take away all the rocks so that the road is flat.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made flat. Crooked roads will be made straight, and rough roads will be made smooth.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Every valley must be filled up, every hill and mountain leveled off. The winding roads must be made straight, and the rough paths made smooth.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight. The rough roads will be made smooth.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth,

English KJV 1611

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;

English LSB

Every ravine will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be brought low; The crooked will be straight, And the rough roads smooth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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;

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED WILL BECOME STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH;

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

Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Every valley will be filled in. Every mountain and hill will be made level. The crooked roads will become straight. The rough ways will become smooth.

English NIV

Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills! Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Bring into the light every dark way. Make right every wrong. Remove injustice. Every heart of pride will humbly bow before him. Every deception will be exposed and replaced by the truth to prepare everyone everywhere to see the Life of God!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Level the mountains! Fill up the valleys! Straighten the curves! Smooth out the ruts!

English Tyndale 1537

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: And crooked things shall be made straight: and the rough ways shall be made smooth.