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

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”^[a](A)

³ “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”^[a](A)

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
⁵ Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
⁶ And all people will see God’s salvation.’”^[a](A)

⁷⁶ And you, my child, will be called a prophet^(A) of the Most High;^(B)
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,^(C)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,^(D)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun^(E) will come to us from heaven
⁷⁹ to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,^(F)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”^(G)