Isaiah 49:11

Modern

I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.

Traditional

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Literal

And I will make all My mountains as a road, and My highways will be raised up.

Latin

Et ponam omnes montes meos in viam, et semitæ meæ exaltabuntur.

Hebrew

English

I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.

Like a shepherd, the Lord in his mercy will guide the returning exiles beside cool waters. He promised to comfort them and meet their needs (see also Isaiah 40:11; Psalm 23:1).
roads … highways: The Lord would open up the way of salvation.

This is traditionally seen as the second of four songs about a suffering servant (see study note on Isaiah 42:1–4). The servant's role in suffering becomes clearer (see also Isaiah 50:4–9; 52:13–53:12).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 11:16
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
Luke 3:4–5
…as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
Isaiah 35:8–10
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.
Isaiah 62:10
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!
Isaiah 40:3–4
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Psalm 107:7
He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
Isaiah 57:14
And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
Psalm 107:4
Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.