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Isaiah 57:14

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12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

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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
And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
KJV
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
WEB
He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way! Remove the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”
ASV
And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
DARBY
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.
BLB
And He said: “Build up, build up, clear the way, take up the stumbling block from the way of My people.”
ÅB
Og det skal bli sagt: Bygg, bygg, rydd vei! Ta hvert støt bort fra mitt folks vei!
OTB
Og det skal bli sagt: "Bygg opp, bygg opp, forbered veien! Fjern hindringene ut av veien for mitt folk."
B1930
Og det skal bli sagt: Bygg, bygg, rydd vei! Ta hvert støt bort fra mitt folks vei!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 62:10

    Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

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  • Luke 3:5–6

    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;

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  • Isaiah 35:8

    And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

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  • Isaiah 40:3

    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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  • Jeremiah 18:15

    Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

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  • Romans 14:13

    Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

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  • 1 Corinthians 8:13

    Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

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  • Hebrews 12:13

    And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

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