- the mountains:
- "The voiceª of him that criethª° in the wilderness,ª Prepareª° ye the wayª of the LORD,ª make straightª° in the desertª a highwayª for our God.ª ... Every¹ valleyª shall be exalted,ª° and every¹ mountainª and hillª shall be made low:ª° and the crookedª shall be made¹ straight,ª and the rough placesª plain:ª" {Isa 40:3-4} + "Sing,ª° O ye heavens;ª for¹ the LORDª hath doneª° [it]: shout,ª° ye lower partsª of the earth:ª break forthª° into singing,ª ye mountains,ª O forest,ª and every¹ treeª therein: for¹ the LORDª hath redeemedª° Jacob,ª and glorified²° himself¹ in Israel.ª" {Isa 44:23} + "And I will makeª° all¹ my mountainsª a way,ª and my highwaysª shall be exalted.ª° ... Sing,ª° O heavens;ª and be joyful,ª° O earth;ª and break forthª° into singing,ª O mountains:ª for¹ the LORDª hath comfortedª° his people,ª and will have mercyª° upon his afflicted.ª" {Isa 49:11-13} + "For¹ ye shall go outª° with joy,ª and be led forthª° with peace:ª the mountainsª and the hillsª shall break forthª° beforeª you into singing,ª and all¹ the treesª of the fieldª shall clapª° [their] hands.ª ... Instead¹ of the thornª shall come upª° the fir tree,ª and instead¹ of the brierª shall come upª° the myrtle tree:ª and it shall be¹ to the LORDª for a name,ª for an everlastingª signª [that] shall not¹ be cut off.ª°" {Isa 55:12-13} + "Asª it is writtenª° inª the bookª of the wordsª of Esaiasª the¹ prophet,ª saying,ª° The voiceª of one cryingª° inª the¹ wilderness,ª Prepare¹ ye²° the¹ wayª of the Lord,ª makeª° hisª pathsª straight.ª ... Andª allª fleshª shall seeª° the¹ salvationª of God.ª" {Lke 3:4-6}
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