NET Bible
"A voice cries out,“In the wilderness clear a way for the LORD; build a level road through the rift valley for our God."
— Isaiah 40:3, NET Bible
“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.”
“The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God. ”
“The voice of one who calls out, "Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.”
“The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God.”
“A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.”
“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.”
The Lord Returns to Jerusalem“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
“Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the LORD has made her pay double for all her sins.”
A voice cries out,“In the wilderness clear a way for the LORD; build a level road through the rift valley for our God.
Every valley must be elevated, and every mountain and hill leveled. The rough terrain will become a level plain, the rugged landscape a wide valley.
The splendor of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the LORD has decreed it.”
A voice says,“Cry out!” Another asks,“What should I cry out?” The first voice responds:“All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.