Isaiah 40:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ A messenger is calling out,
“In the desert prepare
    the way for the Lord.
Make a straight road through it
    for our God.
⁴ Every valley will be filled in.
    Every mountain and hill will be made level.
The rough ground will be smoothed out.
    The rocky places will be made flat.
⁵ Then the glory of the Lord will appear.
    And everyone will see it together.
The Lord has spoken.”