Isaiah 40:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
World English Bible (WEB)
The voice of one who cries, Prepare you in the wilderness the way of Yahweh; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.
| The voice | ק֣וֹל | qôl | kole |
| of him that crieth | קוֹרֵ֔א | qôrēʾ | koh-RAY |
| wilderness, the in | בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר | bammidbār | ba-meed-BAHR |
| Prepare | פַּנּ֖וּ | pannû | PA-noo |
| ye the way | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derek | DEH-rek |
| Lord, the of | יְהוָ֑ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| make straight | יַשְּׁרוּ֙ | yaššĕrû | ya-sheh-ROO |
| desert the in | בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה | bāʿărābâ | ba-uh-ra-VA |
| a highway | מְסִלָּ֖ה | mĕsillâ | meh-see-LA |
| for our God. | לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | lēʾlōhênû | lay-loh-HAY-noo |