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Isaiah 40

Isa. 40:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
u of him that crieth
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
in the wilderness
midbar (Hebrew #4057)
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
KJV usage: desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Pronounce: mid-bawr'
Origin: from 1696 in the sense of driving
, Prepare
panah (Hebrew #6437)
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
KJV usage: appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).
Pronounce: paw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
v ye the way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, make straight
yashar (Hebrew #3474)
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
KJV usage: direct, fit, seem good (meet), + please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
Pronounce: yaw-shar'
Origin: a primitive root
in the desert
`arabah (Hebrew #6160)
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
KJV usage: Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also 1026.
Pronounce: ar-aw-baw'
Origin: from 6150 (in the sense of sterility)
a highway
mcillah (Hebrew #4546)
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
KJV usage: causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
Pronounce: mes-il-law'
Origin: from 5549
for our God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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Matt. 3:3• 3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. (Matt. 3:3)
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Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)

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Ministry on This Verse

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The voice.
Matt. 3:1‑3• 1Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
 2and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
 3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. (Matt. 3:1‑3)
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Mark 1:2‑5• 2as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.
 3Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
 4There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
 5And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. (Mark 1:2‑5)
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Luke 3:2‑6• 2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
 3And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
 4as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
 5Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked places shall become a straight path, and the rough places smooth ways,
 6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. (Luke 3:2‑6)
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John 1:23• 23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. (John 1:23)
Prepare.
Isa. 35:8• 8And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way--even fools,--shall not err therein. (Isa. 35:8)
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Isa. 57:14• 14And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people. (Isa. 57:14)
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Isa. 62:10‑11• 10Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples.
 11Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him. (Isa. 62:10‑11)
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Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)
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Mal. 4:5‑6• 5Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
 6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. (Mal. 4:5‑6)
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Luke 1:16‑17,76‑77• 16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
 17And *he* shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
 76And *thou*, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
 77to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by the remission of their sins (Luke 1:16‑17,76‑77)
make.
Isa. 11:15‑16• 15And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind will he shake his hand over the river, and will smite it into seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
 16And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people which will be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day when he went up out of the land of Egypt. (Isa. 11:15‑16)
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Isa. 43:19• 19behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the waste. (Isa. 43:19)
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Isa. 49:11• 11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be raised up. (Isa. 49:11)
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Psa. 68:4• 4Sing unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him. (Psa. 68:4)
• Verse 3 presents us with that which the Evangelist Mark has declared to be, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God”: the mission of John the Baptist. The prophecy here is quite unmistakable for John himself claimed to be “the voice”; as recorded in John 1:23. (“Isaiah 40” by F.B. Hole)
• John’s baptism was one of repentance, and that brings all men down to a common level of lowliness and self-judgment. The Pharisees saw this clearly enough and it was the reason why they, being puffed up with pride, “rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him” (Luke 7:30). (“Isaiah 40” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare yed the way of Jehovah, make straight in the deserte a highway for our God!

JND Translation Notes

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Or "A voice crying, Prepare ye in the wilderness." see John 1.23.
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The Arabah. see Josh. 3.16.