Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities.”

They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield!

For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.

A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Comfort for the Contrite

And it shall be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way.”

Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples.