3 A voice of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;x

make a straight highway for our God in the desert.y

4 Every valley will be lifted up,

and every mountain and hill will be leveled;

the uneven ground will become smooth

and the rough places, a plain.z

5 And the glory of the Lord will appear,aa

and all humanityB together will see it,ab

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.ac