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Isaiah 40:3

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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.

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.

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
KJV
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.
WEB
The voice of one who calls out, “Prepare the way of the LORD in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.
ASV
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.
DARBY
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
BLB
The voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of YHWH, make straight in the desert plain a highway for our God.
ÅB
Hør! Det er en som roper: Rydd i ørkenen vei for Herren! Gjør i ødemarken en jevn vei for vår Gud!
OTB
En røst roper i ødemarken: "Forbered Herrens vei; gjør i ørkenen en rett vei for vår Gud.
B1930
Hør! Det er en som roper: Rydd i ørkenen vei for Herren! Gjør i ødemarken en jevn vei for vår Gud!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Mark 1:2–5

    As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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  • John 1:23

    He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

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  • Matthew 3:1–3

    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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  • Luke 1:16–17

    And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

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  • Luke 1:76–77

    And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

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  • Malachi 4:5–6

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

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  • Isaiah 57:14

    And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

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