Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 40:1-3

1“ComfortH5162, comfortH5162 My peopleH5971,”saysH559 your GodH430.2“SpeakH1696 tenderly toH5921 H3820 JerusalemH3389,and proclaimH7121 to herH413thatH3588 her forced laborH6635 has been completedH4390;her iniquityH5771 H3588 has been pardonedH7521.ForH3588 she has receivedH3947 from the handH3027 of the LORDH3068doubleH3718 for allH3605 her sinsH2403.”

3A voiceH6963 of one callingH7121:

“PrepareH6437 the wayH1870 for the LORDH3068 in the wildernessH4057;1make a straightH3474 highwayH4546 for our GodH430 in the desertH6160.2

Notes

1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the LORD ↩
2. Isaiah 40:3 LXX make straight the paths of our God; cited in Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, and John 1:23 ↩