3 The voice of one who calls out,“Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness!Make a level highway in the desert for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted,and every mountain and hill shall be made low.The uneven shall be made level,and the rough places a plain.
5 the Lord’s glory shall be revealed,and all flesh shall see it together;for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.”
6 The voice of one saying, “Cry!”One said, “What shall I cry?”“All flesh is like grass,and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers,the flower fades,because the Lord’s breath blows on it.Surely the people are like grass.
8 The grass withers,the flower fades;but the word of our God stands forever.”
9 You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain.You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength.Lift it up. Don’t be afraid.Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”