Isa 2:11-17, 35:6-8, 40:4, 49:11, 61:1-3, Eze 17:24, Luk 1:51-53, Jam 1:9 | ESV | STEP | The haughty looks of man shall be brought low , and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled , and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day .

11 ^aThe haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
12 ^bFor the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the ^ccedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the ^doaks of Bashan;
14 against all ^ethe lofty mountains,
and against all the uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all ^fthe ships of Tarshish,
and against all the beautiful craft.
17 ^gAnd the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 35:6-8

6 ^hthen shall the lame man leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
ⁱFor waters break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
7 ^jthe burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of ^kjackals, where they lie down,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
8 ^lAnd a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
^mthe unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. ^{▼▼Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it}

Isaiah 40:4

4 ^oEvery valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.

Isaiah 49:11

11 ^pAnd I will make all my mountains a road,
and my highways shall be raised up.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^qThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^ranointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^tthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ^vto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^wand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^xto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^ythe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^zthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^aathat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Ezekiel 17:24

24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; ^acI bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up ^adthe green tree, and make ^aethe dry tree flourish. ^afI am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”

Luke 1:51-53

51 ^agHe has shown strength with his arm;
^ahhe has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 ^aihe has brought down the mighty from their thrones
^ajand exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled ^akthe hungry with good things,
and the rich ^alhe has sent away empty.

James 1:9

9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,