Matthew 3:3 You see, this is the man being spoken of? (or: this is the one = declaration, or, prophecy being spoken) through Isaiah the prophet, continuing in saying, "A voice! One repeatedly crying out (shouting; exulting; exclaiming; imploring): 'Within the midst of the wilderness (desert; desolate place; abandoned and uninhabited region) you folks prepare and make ready the road of the Lord (or: the path whose source is Yahweh; the Way whose character is that of, and which pertains to, the Owner = Yahweh)! Be progressively constructing (making) His highway (thoroughfare) well-placed and straight.'" : Isa. (or: "A sound! One is continuously crying out within the midst of the desert: ... ")

JMNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ You see, this is the man being spoken [of?] (or: this is the one [= declaration, or, prophecy] being spoken) through Isaiah the prophet, continuing in saying, "A voice! One repeatedly crying out (shouting; exulting; exclaiming; imploring): 'Within the midst of the wilderness (desert; desolate place; abandoned and uninhabited region) you folks prepare and make ready the road of [the] Lord (or: the path whose source is [Yahweh]; the Way whose character is that of, and which pertains to, [the] Owner [= Yahweh])! Be progressively constructing (making) His highway (thoroughfare) well-placed and straight.'" [Isa. 40:3] (or: "A sound! One is continuously crying out within the midst of the desert: ... ")