Isaiah 40:3-8

Comfort for God's People

3 c A voice cries: 1
d "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
e make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
 4 f Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
 5 g And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
h for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."

The Word of God Stands Forever

6 A voice says, "Cry!"
And I said, 2 "What shall I cry?"
i All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty 3 is like the flower of the field.
 7 The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
 8 j The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 3:3
    For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'
    Mark 1:3
    The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'
    Luke 3:4
    As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
    John 1:23
    He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said.
  2. Cross References
    Malachi 3:1
    Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
    Isaiah 57:14
    And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 68:4
    Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord ; exult before him!
  4. Cross References
    Luke 3:5
    Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways.
    Isaiah 49:11
    And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up.
  5. Cross References
    Luke 3:6
    And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:20
    But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  7. Cross References
    1 Peter 1:24 - 25
    For "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls.
    Job 14:2
    He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.
    Psalms 102:11
    My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
    Psalms 103:15
    As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field.
    James 1:10
    And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
  8. Cross References
    James 1:11
    For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
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