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Isaiah 40:3

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3A messenger is calling out,

“In the desert prepare

the way for the Lord.

Make a straight road through it

for our God.

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Isaiah 40:3–4: A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low…”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A voice cries:

“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;

make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A voice of one calling:

“In the wilderness prepare

the way for the Lord;

make straight in the desert

a highway for our God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A voice of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;

make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

NLTNew Living Translation

Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,

“Clear the way through the wilderness

for the Lord!

Make a straight highway through the wasteland

for our God!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A voice is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh!

Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!

KJV 1900King James Version

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.