Isaiah, Verses 6: I saw the Lord on a throne
Isaiah begins the story of his call by dating it to the year King Uzziah died. He then describes a vision of God in the temple.
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How it opens, word by word
בִּשְׁנַת־bi-šənaṯ-in the yearמוֹתmôṯdeathהַמֶּלֶךְha-mmeleḵthe kingעֻזִּיָּהוּʿUzziyyāhûUzziahוָאֶרְאֶהwā-ʾereʾehI sawאֶת־ʾeṯ—אֲדֹנָיʾăḏōnāythe Lordיֹשֵׁבyōšēḇsittingעַל־ʿal-onכִּסֵּאkissēʾa throneרָםrāmhighוְנִשָּׂאwə-niśśāʾand lifted upוְשׁוּלָיוwə-šûlāywand his trainמְלֵאִיםməlēʾîmfilling
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Verses 6, passage by passage
- 6.1 I saw the Lord on a throne. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a…
- 6.2 Seraphs stood above him. Seraphs were standing above him. Six wings, six wings to each one: with two…
- 6.3 Holy, holy, holy. And one called to the other and said, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD…
- 6.4 The house filled with smoke. The bases of the thresholds shook at the voice of the one calling, and…
- 6.5 Woe to me, I am undone. And I said, “Woe to me, for I am ruined! For I am a…
- 6.6 A burning coal from the altar. One of the seraphs flew to me, and in his hand was a hot…
- 6.7 Your guilt is gone. He touched my mouth with it and said, “Look, this has touched your lips.…
- 6.8 Whom shall I send?. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and…
- 6.9 Go and say to this people. And he said, “Go, and say to this people: Keep listening, but do not…
- 6.10 Make the heart of this people fat. Make the heart of this people fat, make its ears heavy, and shut its…
- 6.11 How long, Lord?. And I said, “Until when, my Lord?” And he said, “Until cities lie in…
- 6.12 The LORD sends people far away. And the LORD removes the people far away, and the forsaken places will be…
- 6.13 The holy seed is its stump. And though a tenth remains in it still, it will be burned again, like…
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