voice in the wilderness

Etymology
From the Biblical accounts of John the Baptist, as in the, 1:2–4: "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness." (King James Version)

Noun

 * 1)  A person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.
 * 2) * 2015 January 5, Hans Sherrer, "Justice Denied Begins Its 17th Year," Justice Denied (retrieved 29 April 2015) :
 * When Justice Denied’s first issue was published in February 1999 it was a ‘voice in the wilderness’ alerting the world to the widespread problem of the unreliability of the legal system.
 * 1) * 2015 April 16, David Rutter, "Earth Day lets us remember who owns the environment," Chicago Tribune (retrieved 29 April 2015) :
 * The nation was a mess environmentally, and only a few voices in the wilderness were paying heed. In 1970, environmentalists often were derided and dismissed.
 * 1)  An influential religious personage, especially one who makes prophetic utterances.
 * 2) * 1994, David E. Mungello. The Forgotten Christians of Hangzhou, ISBN 9780824815400, page 153 (Google books view):
 * Zhang again acted as a Confucian prophetic voice in the wilderness who called the people to truth.
 * 1) * 1994, David E. Mungello. The Forgotten Christians of Hangzhou, ISBN 9780824815400, page 153 (Google books view):
 * Zhang again acted as a Confucian prophetic voice in the wilderness who called the people to truth.
 * 1) * 1994, David E. Mungello. The Forgotten Christians of Hangzhou, ISBN 9780824815400, page 153 (Google books view):
 * Zhang again acted as a Confucian prophetic voice in the wilderness who called the people to truth.

Translations

 * Finnish: huutavan ääni erämaassa
 * Latin: vōx clāmantis in dēsertō
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: voz del que clama en el desierto