But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness.
Isaiah 40:3 - Tree of Life Version A voice cries out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of Adonai, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God! [Mark 1:3.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible A voice is crying out: “Clear the LORD’s way in the desert! Make a level highway in the wilderness for our God! Catholic Public Domain Version The voice of one crying out in the desert: "Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness.
A highway will be there—a roadway. It will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it. It is for the one who walks the way. Fools will not go astray.
Every valley will be lifted up, every mountain and hill made low, the rough ground will be a plain and the rugged terrain smooth.
Here I am, doing a new thing; Now it is springing up— do you not know about it? I will surely make a way in the desert, rivers in the wasteland.
I will make all My mountains a road, and My highways will be raised up.
Then it will be said: “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every stumbling block out of the way of My people.”
“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Suddenly He will come to His Temple —the Lord whom you seek— and the Messenger of the covenant —the One whom you desire— behold, He is coming,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
He said, “I am ‘the voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of Adonai,”’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”