Isaiah 40:4

1 Samuel 2:8; Ezekiel 17:24; Ezekiel 21:26; Isaiah 2:12-15; Isaiah 42:11; Isaiah 42:15; Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 45:2; Job 40:11-13; Luke 1:52; Luke 1:53; Luke 18:14; Luke 3:5; Proverbs 2:15; Psalms 113:7; Psalms 113:8

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Every valley shall be exalted - That is, every valley, or low piece of ground, shall be filled up so as to make a level highway, as was done in o...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Every valley shall be exalted, and every (g) mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Every valley, &c. These physical marvels are supernatural, and can never be produced by the spiritual and holy living of individua1 Christian...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Every valley shall be exalted. He confirms and asserts the preceding statement; for he shews that no difficulties can prevent the Lord fr...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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: Cro...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The voice of him that crieth— It is manifest to every reader of this passage, that it exhibits to us the voice of a public herald or harbinger, who...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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:...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cry of Jehovah's Herald Isaiah 40:1-8 Voices are ever speaking to us from the infinite; let us heed them. (1.) There is the voice of forg...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the Prince of Peace...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

All the Prophets, with one voice, proclaimed the coming Saviour; but John the Baptist was eminently pointed out as the immediate herald and harbinger...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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⁴ Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight,b and the rough places plain:

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 40:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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