Isaiah 49:11 Cross References

Isaiah 49:11

11: And I will make my mountains into level paths for them. The highways will be raised above the valleys.

He will make a highway from Assyria for the remnant there, just as he did for Israel long ago when they returned from Egypt.

Go out! Prepare the highway for my people to return! Smooth out the road; pull out the boulders; raise a flag for all the nations to see.

Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, "He is a voice shouting in the wilderness: 'Prepare a pathway for the Lord's coming! Make a straight road for him!
Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills! Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places!

And a main road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-hearted people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God's ways; fools will never walk there.
Lions will not lurk along its course, and there will be no other dangers. Only the redeemed will follow it.
Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return to Jerusalem, singing songs of everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be overcome with joy and gladness.

I will say, `Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my people can return from captivity.'"

Listen! I hear the voice of someone shouting, "Make a highway for the LORD through the wilderness. Make a straight, smooth road through the desert for our God.
Fill the valleys and level the hills. Straighten out the curves and smooth off the rough spots.

For I am about to do a brand-new thing. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness for my people to come home. I will create rivers for them in the desert!

Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

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