Isaiah 40:3

Isaiah 40:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way for the Lord40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord;
make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3¶The voice of one calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make 40:3 Or smoothstraight in the desert a highway for our God.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

3A voice is calling,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3¶A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God. [Mark 1:3]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3A voice of one calling:
“Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness;40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the Lord
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.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

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3A messenger is calling out,
“In the desert prepare
the way for the Lord.
Make a straight road through it
for our God.

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