Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 40:2-6

2“SpeakH1696 tenderly toH5921 H3820 JerusalemH3389, and proclaimH7121 to herH413 thatH3588 her forced laborH6635 has been completedH4390; her iniquityH5771 H3588 has been pardonedH7521. ForH3588 she has receivedH3947 from the handH3027 of the LORDH3068 doubleH3718 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 desertH6160.24EveryH3605 valleyH1516 shall be lifted upH5375,and everyH3605 mountainH2022 and hillH1389 made lowH8213;the unevenH6121 ground will becomeH1961 smoothH4334,and the rugged landH7406 a plainH1237.35And the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 will be revealedH1540,and allH3605 humanityH1320 togetherH3162 will see itH7200.”4ForH3588 the mouthH6310 of the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696.

6A voiceH6963 saysH559, “Cry outH7121!”And I askedH559, “WhatH4100 should I cry outH7121?”“AllH3605 fleshH1320 is like grassH2682,and allH3605 its gloryH2617 like the flowersH6731 of the fieldH7704.

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 ↩
3. Isaiah 40:4 LXX Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. All the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains. Cited in Luke 3:5 ↩
4. Isaiah 40:5 Literally and all flesh together will see it. Cited in Luke 3:6 ↩