Isaiah 40:3

A voice cries out, 1 “In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh; 1 make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God.” + 40:3 Some older modern versions have A voice cries out in the wilderness . 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem; and proclaim to her 1 that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, 1 that she has received double from Yahweh's hand for all her sins.” 1

4Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; 1 and the rugged land will be made level, and the rough places a plain; 1

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Cross References

Psalms 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! 1 Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! 1 Yahweh is his name! Rejoice before him! 1

Isaiah 35:8A highway will be there called The Holy Way. 1 The unclean will not travel it. But it will be for him who walks in it. 1 No fool will go on it. 1

Isaiah 49:11Then I will make all my mountains into a road, and make my highways level.” 1

Isaiah 62:10Come through, come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! 1 Build it, build the highway! Gather out the stones! 1 Raise up a signal flag for the nations! 1

Malachi 4:5See, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and fearful day of Yahweh.

Mark 1:2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, 1 “Look, I am sending my messenger before your face, 1 the one who will prepare your way. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:2-3

Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord 's hand double for all her sins. We have here the commission and instructions given, not to this prophet only, but, with him, to all the Lord's prophets, nay, and to all Christ's ministers, to proclaim comfort to God's people. 1. This did not only warrant, but enjoin, this… Read the whole commentary →

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