“And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.”
The transition in verse 14 from judgment to consolation commands the preparation of a highway for the people's return: "Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from my people's way." The repetition and imperative mood create urgency and divine agency disguised as command. The highway image echoes Isaiah 40's return-journey motif but relocates it to interior restoration, suggesting that physical return alone is insufficient without spiritual cleansing. This verse signals the prophetic movement toward consolation after addressing the community's internal idolatrous corruption.
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