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Isaiah 49:11

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9 to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.

10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.

12 Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”

13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.
KJV
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
WEB
I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be exalted.
ASV
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
DARBY
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be raised up.
BLB
And I will make all My mountains as a road, and My highways will be raised up.
ÅB
og jeg vil gjøre alle mine fjell til veier, og mine ryddede veier skal bygges høyere.
OTB
Jeg vil gjøre alle mine fjell til veier, og mine hovedveier skal bli opphøyet.
B1930
og jeg vil gjøre alle mine fjell til veier, og mine ryddede veier skal bygges høiere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 11:16

    There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.

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  • Isaiah 62:10

    Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!

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  • Luke 3:4–5

    as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

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  • Isaiah 35:8–10

    And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.

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  • Isaiah 40:3–4

    A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

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  • John 14:6

    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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  • Psalms 107:7

    He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.

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  • Isaiah 43:19

    Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

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