Isaiah 40:4 Lexicon: "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;

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"Let every	כָּל־ (kol-)	3605: the whole, all	from kalal
valley	גֶּיא֙ (gei)	1516: a valley	of uncertain derivation
be lifted	יִנָּשֵׂ֔א (yin·na·se,)	5375: to lift, carry, take	a prim. root
up, And every	וְכָל־ (ve·chol-)	3605: the whole, all	from kalal
mountain	הַ֥ר (har)	2022: mountain, hill, hill country	of uncertain derivation
and hill	וְגִבְעָ֖ה (ve·giv·'ah)	1389: a hill	fem. from the same as Geba
be made low;	יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ (yish·pa·lu;)	8213: to be or become low, to be abased	a prim. root
And let the rough ground	הֶֽעָקֹב֙ (he·'a·kov)	6121b: steep, hilly	from the same as aqeb
become	וְהָיָ֤ה (ve·ha·yah)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
a plain,	לְמִישֹׁ֔ור (le·mi·sho·vr,)	4334: a level place, uprightness	from yashar
And the rugged terrain	וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים (ve·ha·re·cha·sim)	7406: perhaps roughness	from rakas
a broad valley;	לְבִקְעָֽה׃ (le·vik·'ah.)	1237: a valley, plain	from baqa

KJV Lexicon

Every valley
gay' (gah'-ee)
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent) -- valley.

shall be exalted
nasa' (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)

and every mountain
har (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.

and hill
gib`ah (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.

shall be made low
shaphel (shaw-fale')
to depress or sink (expec. figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)

and the crooked
`aqob (aw-kobe')
in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up); in the denominative sense (transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked -- crooked, deceitful, polluted.

shall be made straight
miyshowr (mee-shore')
equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.

and the rough places
rekec (reh'-kes)
a mountain ridge (as of tied summits) -- rough place.

plain
biq`ah (bik-aw')
a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains -- plain, valley.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"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;

King James 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:

Holman 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.

International Standard Version
Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be lowered; the rough ground will become level, and the mountain ridges made a plain.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Every valley will be raised. Every mountain and hill will be lowered. Steep places will be made level. Rough places will be made smooth.

King James 2000 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 smooth:

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