3 A voice of one calling:‘In the wilderness preparethe way for the Lord;make straight in the deserta highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be raised up,every mountain and hill made low;the rough ground shall become level,the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,and all people will see it together.For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’
6 A voice says, ‘Cry out.’And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’‘All people are like grass,and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers and the flowers fall,because the breath of the Lord blows on them.Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers fall,but the word of our God endures for ever.’
9 You who bring good news to Zion,go up on a high mountain.You who bring good news to Jerusalem,lift up your voice with a shout,lift it up, do not be afraid;say to the towns of Judah,‘Here is your God!’