Isaiah 40:3

The Passion Translation

A thunderous voice cries out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for Yahweh’s arrival! Make a highway straight through the desert for our God!

Cross References

Psalm 68:4

Let them sing their celebration-songs for the coming of the cloud rider whose name is Yah!

Isaiah 35:8

There will be a highway of holiness called the Sacred Way. The impure will not be permitted on this road, but it will be accessible to God’s people. And not even fools will lose their way.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley will be raised up, every mountain brought low. The rugged terrain will become level ground and the rough places a plain.

Isaiah 43:19

I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. Don’t you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert.

Isaiah 49:11

I will level all my mountains as a road for them and raise up my highways.

Isaiah 57:14

Yahweh says, “Let the people return to me. Build! Build up the road, clear the way, and get it ready! Remove every obstacle from their path.”

John 1:23

John answered them, “I am an urgent, thunderous voice crying out in the desert—clear the way and prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord Yahweh!”