Matt 3:5-12
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

Please note, John did not go to the people, but the people were drawn to him.
But, who were these who "went out to him"?

"Jerusalem"
2414 Hierosoluma (hee-er-os-ol'-oo-mah);
of Hebrew origin [3389]; Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine:
KJV-- Jerusalem. Compare 2419.
3389 metroloas (may-trol-o'-as) or metraloas (may-tral-o'-as);
from 3384 and the base of 257; a mother-thresher, i.e. matricide:
KJV-- murderer of mothers.
3384 meter (may'-tare);
apparently a primary word; a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immed. or remote):
KJV-- mother.
257 halon (hal'-ohn);
probably from the base of 1507; a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), i.e. (figuratively) the grain (and chaff, as just threshed):
KJV-- floor.
1507 heilisso (hi-lis'-so);
a prolonged form of a primary but defective verb heilo (of the same meaning); to coil or wrap:
KJV-- roll together. See also 1667.
(Strong's)

2414 Hierosoluma-
Jerusalem = "set ye double peace"
1) denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants
2) "the Jerusalem that now is", with its present religious institutions, that is, the Mosaic system, so designated from its primary external location
3) "Jerusalem that is above", that is existing in heaven, according to the pattern of which the earthly Jerusalem was supposed to be built; metaphorically, "the City of God founded by Christ", now wearing the form of the church, but after Christ's return to put on the form of the perfected Messianic kingdom
4) "the heavenly Jerusalem", that is the heavenly abode of God, Christ, the angels, saints of the Old and New Testament periods and those Christians that are alive at Christ's return
5) "the New Jerusalem", a splendid visible city to be lowered from heaven after the renovation of the world, the future abode of the blessed
3389 metraloas-
matricide, the murderer of a mother
3384 meter-
1) a mother
2) metaphorically, the source of something, the motherland
257 halon-
a ground plot or threshing floor, that is, a place in the field made hard after the harvest by a roller, where grain was threshed out
1507 heilisso-
to roll up or to roll together
(Thayer's)

"all"
3956 pas (pas);
including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:
KJV-- all (manner of, means), alway (-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no (-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.

3956 pas-
1) individually:
each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
2) collectively:
some of all types

"Judaea"
2449 Ioudaia (ee-oo-dah'-yah);
feminine of 2453 (with 1093 implied); the Judaean land (i.e. Judaea), a region of Palestine:
KJV-- Judaea.
2453 Ioudaios (ee-oo-dah'-yos);
from 2448 (in the sense of 2455 as a country); Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah:
KJV-- Jew (-ess), of Judaea.
1093 ge (ghay);
contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):
KJV-- country, earth (-ly), ground, land, world.
2448 Iouda (ee-oo-dah');
of Hebrew origin [3063 or perhaps 3194]; Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine:
KJV-- Judah.
2455 Ioudas (ee-oo-das');
of Hebrew origin [3063]; Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region:
KJV-- Juda (-h, -s); Jude.
3063 loipon (loy-pon');
neuter singular of the same as 3062; something remaining (adverbially):
KJV-- besides, finally, furthermore, (from) henceforth, moreover, now, + it remaineth, then.
3062 loipoy (loy-poy');
masculine plural of a derivative of 3007; remaining ones:
KJV-- other, which remain, remnant, residue, rest.
3007 leipo (li'-po);
a primary verb; to leave, i.e. (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent:
KJV-- be destitute (wanting), lack.
(Strong's)

2449 Ioudaia-
Judaea = "he shall be praised"
1) in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to
distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea
2) in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine
2453 Ioudaios-
1) Jewish, belonging to the Jewish race
2) Jewish as respects to birth, race, religion
2455 Ioudas-
Judah or Judas = "he shall be praised"
1) the fourth son of Jacob
2) an unknown ancestor of Christ
3) a man surnamed the Galilean, who at the time of the census of Quirinus, excited the revolt in Galilee, Acts 5:37
4) a certain Jew of Damascus, Acts 9:11
5) a prophet surnamed Barsabas, of the church at Jerusalem,
Acts 15:22,27,32
6) the apostle, John 14:22, who was surnamed Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, and, according to opinion, wrote the Epistle of Jude.
7) the half-brother of Jesus, Matt. 13:55
8) Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus
3063 loipon-
remaining, the rest
a) hereafter, for the future, henceforth
b) at last, already
c) for the rest, besides, moreover
3062 loipoy-
remaining, the rest
a) the rest of any number or class under consideration
b) with a certain distinction and contrast, the rest, who are not of a specific class or number
c) the rest of the things that remain
3007 leipo-
1) to leave, to leave behind, to forsake, to be left behind
a) to lag, to be inferior
b) to be destitute of, to lack
2) to be wanting, to fail
(Thayer's)

"region round about"
4066 perichoros (per-ikh'-o-ros);
from 4012 and 5561; around the region, i.e. circumjacent (as noun, with 1093 implied vicinity):
KJV-- country (round) about, region (that lieth) round about.

4066 perichoros-
lying round about, neighboring
a) the region round about
b) the region of Jordan

"Jordan"
2446 Iordanes (ee-or-dan'-ace);
of Hebrew origin [3383]; the Jordanes (i.e. Jarden), a river of Palestine:
KJV-- Jordan.
3383 mete (may'-teh);
from 3361 and 5037; not too, i.e. (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even:
KJV-- neither, (n-) or, so as much.
3361 me (may);
a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not, (conjunctionally) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer [whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one]) whether:
KJV-- any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, [can-] not,
nothing, that not, un [-taken], without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
5037 te (teh);
a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of 2532):
KJV-- also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter part.
2532 kai (kahee);
apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:
KJV-- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

2446 Iordanes-
Jordan = "the descender"
the one river of Palestine, has its course of little more than 200 miles (300 kilometers), from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the head of the Dead Sea.
3383 mete-
and not, neither... nor, not so
3361 me-
no, not lest
5037 te-
1) not only... but also
2) both... and
3) as... so

Now, since "Jerusalem", and "Jordan" are originally from the Hebrew, let's look at the Hebrew definitions.

"Jerusalem"
3389 Yeruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im);
rarely Yeruwshalayim (yer-oo- shaw-lah'-yim); a dual (in allusion to its two main hills [the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of 3390]); probably from (the passive participle of) 3384 and 7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:
KJV-- Jerusalem.
3390 Yeruwshalem (Chald) (yer-oo-shaw-lame');
corresponding to 3389: -Jerusalem.
3384 yarah (yaw-raw');
or (2 Chr. 26:15) yara' (yaw-raw'); a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach:
KJV-- (+)archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach (-ering,-), through.
7999 shalam (shaw-lam');
a primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications):
KJV-- make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace (-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper (-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, X surely.
(Strong's)

3389 Yeruwshalaim rarely Yeruwshalayim-
Jerusalem = "teaching of peace";
the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
3390 Yeruwshalem (Aramaic)- Jerusalem = "teaching of peace";
the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
3384 yarah or (2 Chr. 26:15) yara'-
to throw, to shoot, to cast, to pour
a) (Qal)
1) to throw, to cast
2) to cast, to lay, to set
3) to shoot arrows
4) to throw water, to rain
b) (Niphal) to be shot
c) (Hiphil)
1) to throw, to cast
2) to shoot
3) to point out, to show
4) to direct, to teach, to instruct
5) to throw water, to rain
7999 shalam-
1) to be in a covenant of peace, to be at peace
a) (Qal)
1) to be at peace
2) peaceful one (participle)
b) (Pual) one in covenant of peace (participle)
c) (Hiphil)
1) to make peace with
2) to cause to be at peace
d) (Hophal) to live in peace
2) to be complete, to be sound
a) (Qal)
1) to be complete, to be finished, to be ended
2) to be sound, to be uninjured
b) (Piel)
1) to complete, to finish
2) to make safe
3) to make whole or good, to restore, to make compensation
4) to make good, to pay
5) to requite, to recompense, to reward
c) (Pual)
1) to be performed
2) to be repaid, to be requited
d) (Hiphil)
1) to complete, to perform
2) to make an end of
(Brown-Driver-Briggs')

"Jordan"
3383 Yarden (yar-dane');
from 3381; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine:
KJV-- Jordan.
3381 yarad (yaw-rad');
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a
boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); -X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come (-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go (-ing) down (-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
(Strong's)

3383 Yarden-
Jordan = "descender";
the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approximately 200
miles (320 kilometers)
3381 yarad-
to go down, to descend, to decline, to march down, to sink down
a) (Qal)
1) to go or to come down
2) to sink
3) to be prostrated
4) to come down (of revelation)
b) (Hiphil)
1) to bring down
2) to send down
3) to take down
4) to lay prostrate
5) to let down
c) (Hophal)
1) to be brought down
2) to be taken down
(Brown-Driver-Briggs')

Matt 3:
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

The good, bad, rich, and destitute were baptized.
Those of the seed line (descendants) of the 8th day man, and those who were not, were all baptized.
Those who had been threshed in their spirits, and separated, were baptized.
Those who had taught peace and those who did not were all baptized.

These were baptized because they had made a choice to repent of their sins and desired to be made spiritually clean before Messiah came.

We must realize that many of these had read or had been taught the Word.
And, they were beginning to see the prophesies come about as they had been written and handed down.
Many of these were descendants of Israel, and the multitude who came out with them, who had come out of the bondage of Egypt which crossed over the Jordan.

Again, the people came to be baptized.
Each person, who came, made a conscience choice to be baptized.

"baptized"
907 baptizo (bap-tid'-zo);
from a derivative of 911; to immerse, submerge; to make overwhelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the N. T.) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:
KJV-- Baptist, baptize, wash.
911 bapto (bap'-to);
a primary verb; to overwhelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid; in the N. T. only in a qualified or specially, sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one's person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye):
KJV-- dip.
(Strong's)

907 baptizo-
1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (used of vessels sunk)
2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash oneself, to bathe
3) to overwhelm Not to be confused with 0911, bapto. The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B. C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be `dipped' (bapto) into boiling water and then `baptized' (baptizo) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptizing the vegetable, produces a permanent change.
When used in the New Testament, this word more often refers to our
union and identification with Christ than to our water baptism. For example, Mark 16:16. `He that believes and is baptized shall be saved'. Christ is saying that mere intellectual assent is not enough. There must be a union with him, a real change, like the vegetable to the pickle! --Bible Study Magazine, James Montgomery Boice (May, 1989).
911 bapto-
1) to dip, to dip in, to immerse
2) to dip into dye, to dye, to color
Not to be confused with 0907, baptizo. The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B. C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be `dipped' (bapto) into boiling water and then `baptized' (baptizo) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptizing the vegetable, produces a permanent change.
(Thayer's)

Did John attempt to coerce the people to be baptized?
He only taught the people the Truth.
Did he stop to take up a collection? No, the baptisms and teachings were not a sideshow that needed to be paid for.

He encouraged the people to "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

Isa 40:1-31
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
3 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.

"Prepare ye"
6437 panah (paw-naw');
a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.:
KJV-- appear, at [even-] tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, faceself,), X right [early].
***. paneh. See 6440.

6437 panah-
to turn
a) (Qal)
1) to turn toward or from or away
2) to turn and do
3) to turn, to decline (used of day)
4) to turn toward, to approach (used of evening)
5) to turn and look, to look, to look back or at or after or for
b) (Piel) to turn away, to put out of the way, to make clear, to clear away
c) (Hiphil)
1) to turn
2) to make a turn, to show signs of turning, to turn back
d) (Hophal) to be turned back

"the way of"
1870 derek (deh'-rek);
from 1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb:
KJV-- along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, [east-] ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, [high-] [path-] way [-side], whither [-soever].
1869 darak (daw-rak'); a primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending):
KJV-- archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.

1870 derek-
a way, a road, a distance, a journey, a manner
a) a road, a way, a path
b) a journey
c) a direction
d) a manner, a habit, a way
e) used of the course of life (figurative)
f) used of moral character (figurative)
1869 darak-
to tread, to bend, to lead, to march
a) (Qal)
1) to tread, to march, to march forth
2) to tread on, to tread upon
3) to tread (a press)
4) to tread (bend) a bow
5) archer, bow-benders (participle)
b) (Hiphil)
1) to tread, to tread down
2) to tread (bend with the foot) a bow
3) to cause to go, to lead, to march, to tread

"of the LORD"
3068 Yehovah-
Jehovah (Yahweh) "the existing One"; the proper name of the one true God; unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of  0136

"LORD", utilized here, is speaking of YHVH, "I AM"....YAHOVAH.
When HE came, HE was in the flesh, and was called YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST.
YAHSHUA is the path through which YHVH came.

"make straight"
3474 yashar (yaw-shar');
a primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous:
KJV-- direct, fit, seem good (meet), + please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright (-ly).

3474 yashar-
to be right, to be straight, to be level, to be upright, to be just, to be lawful, to be smooth
a) (Qal)
1) to go straight
2) to be pleasing, to be agreeable, to be right (figurative)
3) to be straightforward, to be upright
b) (Piel)
1) to make right, to make smooth, to make straight
2) to lead, direct, to lead straight along
3) to esteem right, to approve
c) (Pual) to be made level, to be laid smoothly out
d) (Hiphil) to make straight, to look straight

"in the desert"
6160 `arabah (ar-aw-baw');
from 6150 (in the sense of sterility); a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea:
KJV-- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also 1026.
6150 `arab (aw-rab');
a primitive root [identical with 6148 through the idea of covering with a texture]; to grow dusky at sundown:
KJV-- be darkened, (toward) evening.
6148 `arab (aw-rab');
a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange):
KJV-- engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be (-come, put in) surety, undertake.

6160 `arabah-
a desert plain, a steppe, the desert, the wilderness
6150 `arab-
to become evening, to grow dark
a) (Qal) to become evening, to grow dark
b) (Hiphil) to spend the evening, to do at evening
6148 `arab-
to pledge, to exchange, to mortgage, to engage, to occupy, to undertake for, to give pledges, to be (or to become)
surety, to take on a pledge, to give in pledge
a) (Qal)
1) to take on a pledge, to go surety for, to guarantee
2) to give in pledge
3) to exchange
4) to pledge
b) (Hithpael)
1) to exchange pledges
2) to have fellowship with, to share

"a highway"
4546 mecillah (mes-il-law');
from 5549; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase:
KJV-- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
5549 calal (saw-lal');
a primitive root; to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam):
KJV-- cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.

4546 mecillah-
a highway, a raised way, a public road
5549 calal-
to lift up, to cast up, to exalt
a) (Qal)
1) to cast up a highway
2) to cast up a way
3) to lift up (used of song)
b) (Pilpel) to exalt, to esteem highly, to prize
c) (Hithpoel) to exalt oneself

"for our God"
430 'elohiym (el-o-heem');
plural of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:
KJV-- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)- dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
433 'elowahh (el-o'-ah;
rarely (shortened) 'eloahh (el-o'-ah); probably prolonged (emphat.) from 410; a deity or the Deity:
KJV-- God, god. See 430.

430 'elohiym-
1) (plural)
a) rulers, judges
b) divine ones
c) angels
d) gods
2) (plural intensive -singular meaning)
a) God, a god, a goddess
b) god-like one
c) works or special possessions of God
d) the one true God
e) God
433 'elowah rarely (shortened) 'eloah-
1) the one true God
2) a false god

"for our God" refers to YAHOVAH and his angels.
Now, remember, an angel is not necessarily speaking of just those of the dimension of Heaven, but can also be those in the flesh.

"angels"
4397 mal'ak (mal-awk');
from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher):
KJV-- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

4397 mal'ak-
a messenger, a representative
a) a messenger
b) an angel
c) the theophanic angel

Therefore, the path or highway is made right, goodly, prosperous, and according to YAHOVAH'S Law and Way for the benefit of all others who shall witness those who walk the goodly path.

Isa 40:
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number:
he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.


PREPARATION, PREPARE, PREPARED
1. hetoimazo ^2090^, "to prepare, make ready," is used (I) absolutely, e. g., <Mark 14:15; Luke 9:52>; (II), with an object, e. g., (a) of those things which are ordained (1) by God, such as future positions of authority, <Matt. 20:23>; the coming Kingdom, <25:34>; salvation personified in Christ, <Luke 2:31>; future blessings, <1 Cor. 2:9>; a city, <Heb. 11:16>; a place of refuge for the Jewish remnant, <Rev. 12:6>; Divine judgments on the world, <Rev. 8:6; 9:7,15; 16:12>; eternal fire, for the Devil and his angels, <Matt. 25:41>; (2) by Christ: a place in Heaven for His followers, <John 14:2,3>; (b) of human "preparation" for the Lord, e. g., <Matt. 3:3; 26:17,19; Luke 1:17> ("make ready"), <76; 3:4>, KJV (RV, "make ye ready"); <9:52> ("to make ready"); <23:56; Rev. 19:7; 21:2>; in <2 Tim. 2:21>, of "preparation" of oneself for "every good work"; (c) of human "preparations" for human objects, e.g., <Luke 12:20>, RV, "thou hast prepared" (KJV, "provided"); <Acts 23:23; Philem. 22>.
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words) (Copyright (C) 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers)