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Isaiah 6:6-10
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 6:6-10
New American Standard Bible
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the (A)altar with tongs. 7 He (B)touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and (C)your guilt is taken away and atonement is made for your sin.”
Isaiah’s Commission
8 Then I heard the (D)voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then (E)I said, “Here am I. Send me!” 9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on (F)listening, but do not understand;
And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’
10 (G)Make the hearts of this people [a](H)insensitive,
Their ears [b]dull,
And their eyes [c]blind,
(I)So that they will not see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit sealed over
Isaiah 6:6-10
New International Version
Isaiah 6:6-10
New International Version
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal(A) in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips;(B) your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.(C)”
8 Then I heard the voice(D) of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?(E) And who will go for us?(F)”
And I said, “Here am I.(G) Send me!”
9 He said, “Go(H) and tell this people:
“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(I)
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(J)
make their ears dull
and close their eyes.[a](K)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,(L)
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(M)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10 This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes
Isaiah 6:6-10
King James Version
Isaiah 6:6-10
King James Version
6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
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Isaiah 6:6-10
New King James Version
Isaiah 6:6-10
New King James Version
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from (A)the altar. 7 And he (B)touched my mouth with it, and said:
“Behold, this has touched your lips;
Your iniquity is taken away,
And your sin [a]purged.”
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for (C)Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
9 And He said, “Go, and (D)tell this people:
‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 “Make (E)the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
(F)Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And return and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:7 atoned for
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