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Connecting Statement:
John continues to speak with the priests and Levites.
they said to him
"the priests and Levites said to John"
we ... us
the priests and Levites, not John (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)
He said
"John said"
I am a voice, crying in the wilderness
John is saying that Isaiah's prophecy is about himself. The word "voice" here refers to the person who is crying out in the wilderness. AT: "I am the one calling out in the wilderness" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Make the way of the Lord straight
Here the word "way" is used as a metaphor. AT: "Prepare yourselves for the Lord's arrival the same way that people prepare the road for an important person to use" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)