The forerunner (John The Baptist) of the Messiah would live in the wilderness.
OT Prophecy NT Fulfillment
Isaiah 40:3a
"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."
Matthew 3:1-4
"[1] In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, [2] And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. [3] 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. [4] And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey."

Tanakh - Neviim - Isaiah 40:3a

"Hark! one calleth: 'Clear ye in the wilderness the way of HaShem, make plain in the desert a highway for our G-d."

 Hebrew OT - Isaiah 40:3a

הלסמ הברעב ורשי הוהי ךרד ונפ רבדמב ארוק לוק
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