Where a verse leads
Isaiah 40:3: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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.”Isaiah 40:3
Isaiah 40:3 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site, from his words and his self-revelation to shadows and types. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 3 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. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 40 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
The New Testament takes this up at:
“For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
Matthew 3:3 · King James Version
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
Mark 1:3 · King James Version
“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.”
John 1:23 · King James Version
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His words and His self-revelation
Shadows and types
Questions people ask
What does Isaiah 40:3 mean?
Isaiah 40:3 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Isaiah 40:3 in the Bible?
Isaiah 40:3 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Isaiah 40:3 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Isaiah 40:3 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.