Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ק֣וֹל | Kol | a voice | H6963 → |
| קוֹרֵ֔א | ko.Re' | [is] calling | H7121 → |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר | ba.mid.Bar | in the wilderness | H4057 → |
| פַּנּ֖וּ | pa.Nu | make clear | H6437 → |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | De.rekh | [the] way of | H1870 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| יַשְּׁרוּ֙ | ya.she.Ru | make straight | H3474 → |
| בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה | ba.'a.ra.Vah | in the desert plain | H6160 → |
| מְסִלָּ֖ה | me.si.Lah | a highway | H4546 → |
| לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | le.lo.Hei.nu | for God our | H430 → |
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