Verse Comparison: Isaiah 40:3
American Standard Version
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Amplified® Bible
A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight {and} smooth in the desert a highway for our God!
Contemporary English Version
Someone is shouting: "Clear a path in the desert! Make a straight road for the LORD our God.
Darby English Version
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
Good News Bible
A voice cries out, "Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God!
King James Version
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
New American Standard Bible
A voice is calling, "Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
New International Version
A voice of one calling:
"In the desert prepare
the way for the LORD ;
make straight in the wilderness
a highway for our God.
New King James Version
The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
" Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make straight in the desert
A highway for our God.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A voice calls," Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Revised Standard Version
A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Young's Literal Translation
A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.