Isaiah 40:3-5

English Standard Version

³^(A)A voice cries:^[a]
^(B)“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
    ^(C)make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
⁴^(D)Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.
⁵^(E)And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    and all flesh shall see it together,
    ^(F)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

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Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying

Isaiah 40:9-11

English Standard Version

The Greatness of God

⁹Go on up to a high mountain,
    O Zion, ^(A)herald of good news;^[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
    O Jerusalem, herald of good news;^[b]
    lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
    “Behold your God!”
¹⁰^(B)Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
    and his arm rules for him;
^(C)behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.
¹¹^(D)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
    ^(E)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
^(F)he will carry them in his bosom,
    and gently lead those that are with young.