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Isaiah 40:3-5 GNB A voice cries out, "Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God! (4) Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth. (5) Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it. the LORD himself has promised this."

Isaiah 40:3-5 MWT A voice cries out in the desert: "Clear a way for   יהוה  . Make a straight highway in the wilderness for our God. (4) Every valley will be raised. Every mountain and hill will be lowered. Steep places will be made level. Rough places will be made smooth. (5) Then   יהוה 'S   glory will be revealed and all people will see it together.   יהוה   has spoken."

Isaiah 40:3-5 NWT 3 Listen! Someone is calling out in the wilderness: "Clear up the way of Jehovah, you people! Make the highway for our God through the desert plain straight. 4 Let every valley be raised up, and every mountain and hill be made low. And the knobby ground must become level land, and the rugged ground a valley plain. 5 And the glory of Jehovah will certainly be revealed, and all flesh must see [it] together, for the very mouth of Jehovah has spoken [it]."

Isaiah 40:3-5 LITV (3) The voice of him who cries in the wilderness: Prepare the way of Jehovah; 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 knoll shall be a level place, and the rough places a plain. (5) And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.

Isaiah 40:3-5 Darby (3) The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God! (4) Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain. (5) And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation