Isaiah 40:3-5
New King James Version
3 (A)The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)“Prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)Make straight [a]in the desert
A highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(D)The crooked places shall be made [b]straight
And the rough places smooth;
5 The (E)glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
Isaiah 40:3-5
New International Version
3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
a highway for our God.[b](C)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(D)
every mountain and hill(E) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(F)
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(G) of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.(H)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(I)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
Isaiah 40:3-5
King James Version
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.
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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Matthew 3:3
New King James Version
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Matthew 3:3
New International Version
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
Matthew 3:3
King James Version
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Mark 1:3
New King James Version
3 “The(A) voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Mark 1:3
New International Version
Mark 1:3
King James Version
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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