And (A)the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and (B)the house was filled with smoke. 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!”

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 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

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.” 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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
  2. Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
  3. Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat

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