3 This is the voice of one who calls out:“Prepare in the desertthe way for the Lord.Make a straight road in the dry landsfor our God.
4 Every valley should be raised up,and every mountain and hill should be made flat.The rough ground should be made level,and the rugged ground should be made smooth.
5 Then the glory of the Lord will be shown,and all people together will see it.The Lord himself said these things.”
6 A voice says, “Cry out!”Then I said, “What shall I cry out?”“Say all people are like the grass,and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass dies and the flowers fallwhen the breath of the Lord blows on them.Surely the people are like grass.
8 The grass dies and the flowers fall,but the word of our God will live forever.”
9 Jerusalem, you have good news to tell.Go up on a high mountain.Jerusalem, you have good news to tell.Shout out loud the good news.Shout it out and don’t be afraid.Say to the towns of Judah,“Here is your God.”