ISA 40:3 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν Κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
(Fōnaʸ boōntos en taʸ eraʸmōi, hetoimasate taʸn hodon Kuriou, eutheias poieite tas tribous tou Theou haʸmōn. )

BrTr The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.

ULT ⇔ A voice cries out in the wilderness:
⇔ “Prepare the way of Yahweh;
⇔ make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God.

UST Someone is shouting,
⇔ “In the desert plain make the way straight for Yahweh to come to you;
⇔ make a smooth road for our God.

BSB § A voice of one calling:
⇔ “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness;[fn]
⇔ make a straight highway for our God in the desert.[fn]

40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the LORD

40:3 LXX make straight the paths of our God; cited in Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, and John 1:23

OEB ⇔ Hark! Says a voice, ‘In the wilderness
⇔ clear you a way for the Lord;
⇔ make you straight in the desert
⇔ a highway for our God.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A voice cries out,
⇔ “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord;
⇔ construct in the desert a road for our God.

LSV A voice is crying in a wilderness: “Prepare the way of YHWH,
Make straight in a desert a highway for our God.

FBV A voice is heard calling, “Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway for our God through the desert.

T4T I hear someone who is shouting,
⇔ “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come to you;
⇔ make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).

LEB • is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh! Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!

BBE A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Hark! one calleth: 'Clear ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make plain in the desert a highway for our God.

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.

DRA The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God.

YLT A voice is crying — in a wilderness — Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

Drby The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our [fn]God!

40.3 Elohim

RV The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.
(¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye/you_all the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. )

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]The voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Prepare yee the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a high way for our God.
(¶ The voice of him that cryeth in the wilderness, Prepare ye/you_all the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a high way for our God.)

40:3 Mat.3.3. mark. 1. 3. luke 3. 4. ioh.1.23.

Bshps A voyce crieth in wildernesse: Prepare the way of the Lorde, make strayght the path of our God in the desert.
(A voice crieth in wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the path of our God in the desert.)

Gnva A voyce cryeth in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make streight in the desert a path for our God.
(A voice cryeth in the wilderness, Prepare ye/you_all the way of the Lord: make streight in the desert a path for our God. )

Cvdl A voyce crieth: Prepare ye waye for the LORDE in the wyldernesse, make straight ye path for oure God in the deserte.
(A voice crieth: Prepare ye/you_all way for the LORD in the wilderness, make straight ye/you_all path for our God in the desert.)

Wycl The vois of a crier in desert, Make ye redi the weie of the Lord, make ye riytful the pathis of oure God in wildirnesse.
(The voice of a crier in desert, Make ye/you_all ready the way of the Lord, make ye/you_all rightful the pathis of our God in wilderness.)

Luth Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers in der Wüste: Bereitet dem HErr’s den Weg; machet auf dem Gefilde eine ebene Bahn unserm GOtt!
(It is one voice one Predigers in the/of_the desert: Bereitet to_him LORD’s the Weg; machet on to_him Gefilde one ebene Bahn unserm God!)

ClVg Vox clamantis in deserto: Parate viam Domini, rectas facite in solitudine semitas Dei nostri.[fn]
(The_voice crying in deserto: Parate road Master, correct do_it in solitudine path of_God nostri. )

40.3 Vox clamantis. ID. Hujus vocis memores, Judæi miserunt ad Joannem ut interrogarent eum: Tu quis es?

40.3 The_voice crying. ID. Huyus vocis memores, Yudæi miserunt to Yoannem as interrogarent him: Tu who/any es?

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) A voice cries out

(Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice calling in/on/at/with,wilderness prepare road/way_of YHWH make_straight in/on/at/with,desert highway for,God,our )

The word “voice” represents the person who cries out. Alternate translation: “Someone cries out”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh; make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God

(Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice calling in/on/at/with,wilderness prepare road/way_of YHWH make_straight in/on/at/with,desert highway for,God,our )

These two lines are parallel and mean basically the same thing. The people preparing themselves for Yahweh’s help is spoken of as if they were to prepare roads for Yahweh to travel upon. (See also: figs-metaphor)

(Occurrence 0) Arabah

(Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice calling in/on/at/with,wilderness prepare road/way_of YHWH make_straight in/on/at/with,desert highway for,God,our )

See how you translated this word in Isaiah 35:1.

Parallel ISA 40:3