Isa 40:3, Mal 3:1, 4:5, Mat 3:3 | 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.

Malachi 3:1

1 ^e“Behold, I send ^fmy messenger, and ^ghe will prepare the way before me. And the Lord ^hwhom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and ⁱthe messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5

5 ^j“Behold, I will send you ^kElijah the prophet ^lbefore the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 3:3

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

^m“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
ⁿ‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”