Isaiah 6:4-10
English Standard Version
4 And (A)the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and (B)the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! (C)For I am lost; (D)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 (E)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 (F)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 (G)us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
(H)“‘Keep on hearing,[a] but do not understand;
keep on seeing,[b] but do not perceive.’
10 (I)Make the heart of this people (J)dull,[c]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
(K)lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
- Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat
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