3 A voice cries out,“Prepare in the wilderness a road for the Lord!Clear the way in the desert for our God!
4 Fill every valley;level every mountain.The hills will become a plain,and the rough country will be made smooth.
5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,and the whole human race will see it.The Lord himself has promised this.”
6 A voice cries out, “Proclaim a message!”“What message shall I proclaim?” I ask.“Proclaim that all human beings are like grass;they last no longer than wild flowers.
7 Grass withers and flowers fade,when the Lord sends the wind blowing over them.People are no more enduring than grass.
8 Yes, grass withers and flowers fade,but the word of our God endures for ever.”
9 Jerusalem, go up on a high mountainand proclaim the good news!Call out with a loud voice, Zion;announce the good news!Speak out and do not be afraid.Tell the towns of Judahthat their God is coming!