Isaiah’s Commission 6 In the year that King Uzziah ( A ) died, ( B ) I saw the Lord, ( C ) high and exalted, ( D ) seated on a throne; ( E ) and the train of his robe ( F ) filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, ( G ) each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, ( H ) and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy ( I ) , holy is the Lord Almighty; ( J ) the whole earth ( K ) is full of his glory.” ( L ) 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. ( M ) 5 “Woe ( N ) to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! ( O ) For I am a man of unclean lips, ( P ) and I live among a people of unclean lips, ( Q ) and my eyes have seen ( R ) the King, ( S ) the Lord Almighty.” ( T ) 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal ( U ) 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; ( V ) your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. ( W ) ” 8 Then I heard the voice ( X ) of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? ( Y ) And who will go for us? ( Z ) ” And I said, “Here am I. ( AA ) Send me!” 9 He said, “Go ( AB ) and tell this people: “‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ ( AC ) 10 Make the heart of this people calloused; ( AD ) make their ears dull and close their eyes. [ a ] ( AE ) Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, ( AF ) understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” ( AG ) 11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” ( AH ) And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined ( AI ) and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted ( AJ ) and the fields ruined and ravaged, ( AK ) 12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away ( AL ) and the land is utterly forsaken. ( AM ) 13 And though a tenth remains ( AN ) in the land, it will again be laid waste. ( AO ) But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps ( AP ) when they are cut down, so the holy ( AQ ) seed will be the stump in the land.” ( AR ) 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 Cross references Isaiah 6:1 : S 2Ch 26:22, 23 Isaiah 6:1 : S 2Ki 15:7 Isaiah 6:1 : S Ex 24:10; S Nu 12:8; Jn 12:41 Isaiah 6:1 : Isa 52:13; 53:12 Isaiah 6:1 : S 1Ki 22:19; S Ps 9:4; S 123:1; S Rev 4:2 Isaiah 6:1 : Rev 1:13 Isaiah 6:2 : Eze 1:5; 10:15; Rev 4:8 Isaiah 6:2 : Eze 1:11 Isaiah 6:3 : S Ex 15:11 Isaiah 6:3 : Ps 89:8 Isaiah 6:3 : Isa 11:9; 54:5; Mal 1:11 Isaiah 6:3 : S Ex 16:7; Nu 14:21; Ps 72:19; Rev 4:8 Isaiah 6:4 : S Ex 19:18; S 40:34; Eze 43:5; 44:4; Rev 15:8 Isaiah 6:5 : S Isa 5:8 Isaiah 6:5 : S Nu 17:12; S Dt 5:26 Isaiah 6:5 : Ex 6:12; Lk 5:8 Isaiah 6:5 : Isa 59:3; Jer 9:3-8

Isaiah 6:5 : S Ex 24:10 Isaiah 6:5 : Ps 45:3; Isa 24:23; 32:1; 33:17; Jer 51:57 Isaiah 6:5 : S Job 42:5 Isaiah 6:6 : S Lev 10:1; Eze 10:2 Isaiah 6:7 : Jer 1:9; Da 10:16 Isaiah 6:7 : S Lev 26:41; Isa 45:25; Da 12:3; 1Jn 1:7 Isaiah 6:8 : S Job 40:9; Ac 9:4 Isaiah 6:8 : Jer 26:12, 15 Isaiah 6:8 : S Ge 1:26 Isaiah 6:8 : S Ge 22:1; S Ex 3:4 Isaiah 6:9 : Eze 3:11; Am 7:15; Mt 28:19 Isaiah 6:9 : Jer 5:21; S Mt 13:15*; Lk 8:10* Isaiah 6:10 : S Ex 4:21; Dt 32:15; Ps 119:70 Isaiah 6:10 : Isa 29:9; 42:18-20; 43:8; 44:18 Isaiah 6:10 : S Dt 29:4; Eze 12:2; Mk 8:18 Isaiah 6:10 : S Dt 32:39; Mt 13:13-15; Mk 4:12*; Jn 12:40* Isaiah 6:11 : Ps 79:5 Isaiah 6:11 : S Lev 26:31; S Jer 4:13 Isaiah 6:11 : S Lev 26:43; Isa 24:10 Isaiah 6:11 : Ps 79:1; S 109:11; Jer 35:17 Isaiah 6:12 : S Dt 28:64 Isaiah 6:12 : S Isa 5:5, 9; 60:15; 62:4; Jer 4:29; 30:17 Isaiah 6:13 : S Isa 1:9; 10:22 Isaiah 6:13 : S Isa 5:6 Isaiah 6:13 : S Job 14:8 Isaiah 6:13 : S Lev 27:30; S Dt 14:2 Isaiah 6:13 : S Job 14:7 Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. More on the NIV Unleash God's Word! Bible Gateway Recommends