^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.

^(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
^3 (C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    ^(D)‘Prepare^[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”