Isaiah 40:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 40:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
קוֹרֵ֔א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
פַּנּ֖וּ
pânâh
H6437
to turn
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַשְּׁרוּ֙
yâshar
H3474
to be right
בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
מְסִלָּ֖ה
mᵉçillâh
H4546
highway
לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The voice of one who cries, Prepare you in the wilderness the way of Yahweh; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
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King James Version Public Domain
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A voice is calling out, “Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Straighten a highway for our God in the Arabah!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).