^3 (A)A voice ^[a]is calling,
“^(B)Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

¹⁰ Go through, ^(A)go through the gates,
Clear the way ^[a]for the people;
^(B)Build up, build up the ^(C)highway,
Remove the stones, raise up a ^(D)standard over the peoples.