Isa 40:3, 6, 9, 44:23, 52:7-8, 58:1, Hos 8:1 | ESV | STEP | A voice cries : In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God .

Isaiah 40:3

3 ^aA voice cries: ^{▼▼Or A voice of one crying}
^c“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
^dmake straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Isaiah 40:6

The Word of God Stands Forever

6 A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said, ^{▼▼Revocalization based on Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Vulgate; Masoretic Text And someone says} “What shall I cry?”
^fAll flesh is grass,
and all its beauty ^{▼▼Or all its constancy} is like the flower of the field.

Isaiah 40:9

The Greatness of God

9 Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, ^hherald of good news; ^{▼▼Or O herald of good news to Zion}
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news; ^{▼▼Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem}
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”

Isaiah 44:23

23 ^kSing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
shout, O ^ldepths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
^mand will be glorified ^{▼▼Or will display his beauty} in Israel.

Isaiah 52:7-8

7 ^oHow beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, ^pwho brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
8 The voice of ^qyour watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
^rfor eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.

Isaiah 58:1

True and False Fasting

1 “Cry aloud; do not hold back;
^slift up your voice like a trumpet;
^tdeclare to my people their transgression,
to the house of Jacob their sins.

Hosea 8:1

Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind

1 Set ^uthe trumpet to your lips!
One ^vlike a vulture is over the house of the Lord,
because ^wthey have transgressed my covenant
and rebelled against my law.