3 The voice of him who cries out,“Prepare the way of the Lordin the wilderness,make straight in the deserta highway for our God.
4 Let every valley be lifted up,and every mountain and hill be made low,and let the rough ground become a plain,and the rough places a plain;
5 then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,and all flesh shall see it together,for the mouth of the Lord has spokenit.”
6 The voice said, “Cry out.”And he said, “What shall I cry out?” All flesh is grass,and all its loveliness is as the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fadesbecause the Spirit of the Lord blows upon it;surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,but the word of our God shall stand forever.
9 O Zion, bearer of good news,get yourself up onto a high mountain;O Jerusalem, bearer of good news,lift up your voice with strength,lift it up, do not be afraid;say to the cities of Judah,“Here is your God!”