3. A voice cries out,“In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord;construct in the desert a road for our God.
4. Every valley must be elevated,and every mountain and hill leveled.The rough terrain will become a level plain,the rugged landscape a wide valley.
5. The splendor of the Lord will be revealed,and all people will see it at the same time.For the Lord has decreed it.”
6. A voice says, “Cry out!”Another asks, “What should I cry out?”The first voice responds: “All people are like grass,and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.