For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of יהוה ; make straight in the desert a highway for our Elohim.
“See, I am sending My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Master you are seeking comes to His Hĕ
He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of יהוה,’ as the prophet Yeshayahu said.”
“And you, child, shall be called prophet of the Most High, for you shall go before the face of יהוה to prepare His ways,
“And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Ě
a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”