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The highways will be raised above the valleys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will make each of My mountains a road, And My highways shall be elevated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will set all My mountains as a road, And My highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And I will make all My mountains a roadway, And My highways will be raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make all my mountains into a road, and my highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make all My mountains into a road, and My highways will be raised up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will level the mountains and make roads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be restored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will make a highway across the mountains and prepare a road for my people to travel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll turn all my mountains into a road, and my highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will make all my mountains into a road; I will construct my roadways." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be exalted. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have made all My mountains for a way, "" And My highways are lifted up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have made all My mountains for a way, And My highways are lifted up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I set all the mountains for a way, and the highways shall be raised up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains a way, and my paths shall be exalted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will make all my mountains into a road, and my paths will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will turn all my mountains into roadway, and make my highways level. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will turn all my mountains into a road, and my highways shall be raised up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will make all mountains to be highways, and the highways shall be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall make all the mountains highways and the streets shall be exalted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will make all My mountains a way, And My highways shall be raised on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will make every mountain a way, and every path a pasture to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/49-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11046" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">You are My Servant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">My mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: lad·dā·reḵ (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">into roads,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4546.htm" title="4546: ū·mə·sil·lō·ṯay (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A highway. From calal; a thoroughfare, literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase.">and My highways</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: yə·ru·mūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">will be raised up.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a></span><br />Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a></span><br />And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></span><br />I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-14.htm">Isaiah 57:14</a></span><br />And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-10.htm">Isaiah 62:10</a></span><br />Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></span><br />They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-10.htm">Zechariah 10:10</a></span><br />I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4-7</a></span><br />Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. / Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-3.htm">Psalm 23:3</a></span><br />He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8-10</a></span><br />Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. / He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. / All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Psalm 143:10</a></span><br />Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-6.htm">Proverbs 3:6</a></span><br />in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Matthew 3:3</a></span><br />This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-5.htm">Luke 3:5</a></span><br />Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-16.htm">Isaiah 11:16</a></b></br> And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8-10</a></b></br> And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it <i>shall be</i> for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err <i>therein</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3,4</a></b></br> The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Highways</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Road</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Highways</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Road</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Roads</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Christ being sent to the Jews, complains of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">God's love is perpetual to his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">The ample restoration of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm">The powerful deliverance out of captivity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will turn all My mountains into roads</b><br>This phrase signifies God's power to remove obstacles and create pathways for His people. Mountains often symbolize challenges or barriers in biblical literature. In the context of Isaiah, this reflects God's promise to facilitate the return of the Israelites from exile. The transformation of mountains into roads suggests divine intervention, making the impossible possible. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a>, where valleys are raised and mountains made low, preparing the way for the Lord. It also prefigures the work of John the Baptist, who prepares the way for Christ (<a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Matthew 3:3</a>).<p><b>and My highways will be raised up</b><br>The raising of highways indicates the creation of a clear and elevated path, symbolizing accessibility and ease of travel. In ancient times, raised highways were significant for safe and efficient travel, often built by kings for their armies or messengers. This imagery conveys God's sovereign ability to provide a direct and unhindered path for His people. It also points to the eschatological hope of a future where God's people will have unimpeded access to Him. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who declares Himself the way (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), providing a direct path to God through His redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah and spoke of both judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>In biblical literature, mountains often symbolize obstacles or challenges. Here, they represent barriers that God promises to transform into pathways.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/roads_and_highways.htm">Roads and Highways</a></b><br>These symbolize the way of return and restoration for God's people. In the context of Isaiah, they represent the ease and accessibility of God's deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, the Israelites were in exile and longing for deliverance and restoration to their homeland.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise.htm">God's Promise</a></b><br>The event of God transforming mountains into roads signifies His power to remove obstacles and fulfill His promises of redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_obstacles.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Obstacles</a></b><br>God has the power to transform the seemingly insurmountable challenges in our lives into pathways of His purpose. Trust in His ability to make a way where there seems to be none.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_restoration.htm">The Promise of Restoration</a></b><br>Just as God promised to restore Israel, He promises to restore us. This restoration is both spiritual and, at times, physical, as He leads us back to Himself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_work.htm">Preparation for God's Work</a></b><br>We are called to prepare our hearts and lives for God's work, just as roads and highways are prepared for travel. This involves repentance, faith, and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>In times of difficulty, we can hold onto the hope that God will raise up highways for us, leading us out of exile and into His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's timing in transforming mountains into roads is perfect. We must exercise patience and faith, trusting that He is working even when we cannot see it.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_25_6_align_with_israel's_exclusivity.htm">How does Isaiah 25:6, which speaks of a universal feast for all peoples, align with other Old Testament passages emphasizing Israel's exclusivity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_34_10-11_claim_desolation.htm">Why does the text in Isaiah 34:10-11 claim permanent desolation when other biblical passages speak of possible restoration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ecclesiastes_1_11_align_with_history.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:11 - How does the assertion that no one remembers former generations align with extensive historical records, archaeological findings, and genealogical research?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_11_9_align_with_diverse_faiths.htm">How can Isaiah 11:9's promise of a world filled with the knowledge of God be reconciled with the widespread existence of diverse religions and beliefs throughout history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">My mountains . . . my highways . . .</span>--The pronoun asserts the universal lordship of Jehovah. The whole earth is His.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will make all my mountains a way</span>. No obstacles shall prevent the return of the wanderers. Mountains shall he as roads, and as highways lifted up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/49-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will turn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into roads,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַדָּ֑רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lad·dā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and My highways</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·sil·lō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4546.htm">Strong's 4546: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be raised up.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֻמֽוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ru·mūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 49:11 I will make all my mountains (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 49:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 49:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>