Read Isaiah chapter 6 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. In this chapter: Isaiah’s Vision of the Lord, Isaiah’s Commission from the Lord.
Isaiah’s Vision of the Lord
1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”
4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Isaiah’s Commission from the Lord
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
“‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 Make the heart of this people dull,
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is a desolate waste,
12 and the Lord removes people far away,
and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 And though a tenth remain in it,
it will be burned again,
like a terebinth or an oak,
whose stump remains
when it is felled.”
The holy seed is its stump.
Chapter themes
The end of a reign — In the year that king Uzziah died
The vision of the Lord — I saw also the Lord
The King on his throne — sitting upon a throne
God above all — high and lifted up
Glory fills the temple — filled the temple
Standing before the throne — Above it stood
The angels of fire — the seraphims
Winged heavenly creatures — each one had six wings
Not seeing God — with twain he covered his face
The humility of angels — with twain he covered his feet
Ready to serve — with twain he did fly
The answering song — And one cried unto another
The holiness of God — Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts
Glory seen everywhere — the whole earth is full of his glory
The voice that shakes — the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried
Glory filling the sanctuary — the house was filled with smoke
Dread before God — Woe is me! for I am undone
Unworthy lips — I am a man of unclean lips
A defiled people — I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips
Seeing the King — mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts
The heavenly messenger — Then flew one of the seraphims unto me
The purifying fire — having a live coal in his hand
Fire from the altar — which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar
The purifying touch — And he laid it upon my mouth
Forgiveness granted — thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged
Entendre la voix de Dieu — J'ai entendu le Seigneur dire
Qui vais-je envoyer — Qui vais-je envoyer
Le Dieu qui dit nous — qui va marcher pour nous ?
Répondre à l'appel — J'ai répondu
Me voici, envoie-moi — Me voici, envoie-moi !
Notes and references
6:1 ch. 1:1; 2 Chr. 26:16-21
6:1 [John 12:41]
Or hem
6:2 Rev. 4:8
6:3 [See ver. 2 above]
6:3 Ps. 72:19
Or may his glory fill the whole earth
6:4 Amos 9:1
6:4 1 Kgs. 8:10, 11; Rev. 15:8; [Ex. 19:18]
6:5 [Judg. 13:22]
6:5 [Luke 5:8]
6:5 ch. 33:17; Jer. 10:10; [1 Sam. 12:12]
6:7 Jer. 1:9; Dan. 10:16
6:8 See Gen. 1:26
6:9 Cited Matt. 13:14, 15; Acts 28:26, 27; [ Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; Rom. 11:8 ]