Isaiah 6:2

Isaiah 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
• New International Version (NIV)Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Context of Isaiah 6:2

1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw [in a vision] the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, with the train of His royal robe filling the [most holy part of the] temple. Above Him seraphim (heavenly beings) stood; each one had six wings: with two wings he covered his face, with two wings he covered his feet, and with two wings he flew. 3And one called out to another, saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is filled with His glory.” 4And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, and the temple was filling with smoke.

Isaiah 6:2 word by word

שְׂרָפִ֨ים עֹמְדִ֤ים׀ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ ל֔וֹ שֵׁ֧שׁ כְּנָפַ֛יִם שֵׁ֥שׁ כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀ יְכַסֶּ֣ה פָנָ֗יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִם יְכַסֶּ֥ה רַגְלָ֖יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִם יְעוֹפֵֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• it stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the seraphimsשָׂרָףώârâph · SeraphH8314
• each oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• had sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• with twainשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• he coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• he did flyעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774

Cross-references for Isaiah 6:2

• 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host (army) of heaven standing by Him on His right hand and on His left.
• Job 1:6Now there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; A thousand thousands were attending Him, And ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him; The court was seated, And the books were opened.
• Zechariah 3:4He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And He said to Joshua, “See, I have caused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will clothe and beautify you with rich robes [of forgiveness].”
• Luke 1:10And all the congregation was praying outside [in the court of the temple] at the hour of the incense offering.
• Revelation 7:11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the [twenty-four] elders and the four living creatures; and they fell to their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
• Psalms 104:4Who makes winds His messengers, Flames of fire His ministers.
• Ezekiel 1:4As I looked, I saw a stormy wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with fire flashing continually from it; and a brightness was around it, and in its core [there was] something like glowing [amber-colored] metal in the midst of the fire.
• Hebrews 1:7And concerning the angels He says, “Who makes His angels winds, And His ministering servants flames of fire [to do His bidding].”
• Exodus 25:20The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim are to be looking downward toward the mercy seat.
• Exodus 37:9The cherubim spread out their wings upward, covering and protecting the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were [looking downward] toward the mercy seat.
• 1 Kings 6:24One wing of the cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was also five cubits long; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.
• 1 Kings 8:7For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its [carrying] poles from above.
• Ezekiel 1:6Each one had four faces and four wings.
• Ezekiel 10:21Each one had four faces and each one had four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.
• Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes all over and within [underneath their wings]; and day and night they never stop saying, “Holy, holy, holy [is the] Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], who was and who is and who is to come [the unchanging, eternal God].”

Commentaries on Isaiah 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Above it stood the seraphim - שרפים seraphim, from שרף seraph, to burn. He saw says Kimchi, the angels as flames of fire, that the depravity of that generation might be exhibited, which was worthy of being totally burnt up. He covered his feet "He covereth his feet" - By the feet the Hebrews mean all the lower parts of the body. But the people of the East generally wearing long robes, reaching to the ground, and covering the lower parts of the body down…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Above it - Either above the throne, or above him. The Septuagint renders it, Round about him‘ - ́ͅ ̓͂ kuklō autou The Chaldee, The holy ministers stood on high in his presence.‘ The seraphims - The verb שׂרף s'âraph from which this word is derived, is uniformly translated “to burn,” and is used frequently; see “Taylor.” The noun שׂרף s'ârâph denotes, according to Bochart, the “chersydros,” a serpent that lives in lakes and moist places; but when those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The mighty seraphim are heavenly beings not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture (though similar living creatures appear in Revelation 4:6–9; 15:8). The Hebrew term seraphim may be related to a word that means “to burn.” This suggests an association with fire. Their name may point to their shining or fiery nature. In Isaiah’s vision, each seraph had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces. This showed reverence and humility. Even these powerful…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. stood--not necessarily the posture of standing; rather, were in attendance on Him [Maurer], hovering on expanded wings. the--not in the Hebrew. seraphim--nowhere else applied to God's attendant angels; but to the fiery flying (not winged, but rapidly moving) serpents, which bit the Israelites (Nu 21:6), called so from the poisonous inflammation caused by their bites. Seraph is to burn; implying the burning zeal, dazzling brightness (2Ki 2:11; 6:17; Eze…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 6:2

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Face
• God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophets
• Seraphim (Seraphs)

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
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• Apocalyptic Literature
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• Face

Commentaries on Isaiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings