Isaiah 40:3
Isaiah 40:3-5 The Message (MSG)
Thunder in the desert! “Prepare for GOD’s arrival! Make the road straight and smooth, a highway fit for our God. Fill in the valleys, level off the hills, Smooth out the ruts, clear out the rocks. Then GOD’s bright glory will shine and everyone will see it. Yes. Just as GOD has said.”
Isaiah 40:3 King James Version (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.
Isaiah 40:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3 New Century Version (NCV)
This is the voice of one who calls out: “Prepare in the desert the way for the LORD. Make a straight road in the dry lands for our God.
Isaiah 40:3 American Standard Version (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.
Isaiah 40:3 New International Version (NIV)
A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶A voice of one is calling out, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness [remove the obstacles]; Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God. [Mark 1:3]
Isaiah 40:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the LORD! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!
Isaiah 40:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
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!
