KJV ORIGINAL
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;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Every valley is going to be filled in, and every mountain and hill is getting leveled out. The twisted paths will be made straight, and all the rough roads will be smoothed over.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's about to flip the whole world right-side up and clear the path for what's coming.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an author traditionally identified as Luke, a companion of Paul, for a Gentile audience, likely in the late first century CE. It aimed to provide an orderly and reliable account of Jesus' life and teachings, drawing on various sources, to instruct and assure its readers about these events.
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