Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 6:7
7And with it he touched my mouth and said:
“Now that this has touched your lips,your iniquity is removedand your sin is atoned for.”
Isaiah 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”
Context of Isaiah 6:7
5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.” 6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.” 8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” 9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
Read all of Isaiah 6Isaiah 6:7 word by word
וַיַּגַּ֣ע עַל־פִּ֔י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה נָגַ֥ע זֶ֖ה עַל־שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ וְסָ֣ר עֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ וְחַטָּאתְךָ֖ תְּכֻפָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
- And with it he touchedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- And with it he touchedעַל‛al · uponH5921
- my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Now thatהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- your lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
- your iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
- is removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- and your sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- is atoned forכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
Cross-references for Isaiah 6:7
- Jeremiah 1:9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
- Daniel 10:16And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.
- Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Isaiah 53:5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
- Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
- Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Commentaries on Isaiah 6:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And he laid it upon my mouth - Margin, And he caused it to touch my mouth.‘ This is the more correct rendering. It was a slight, momentary touch, sufficient merely to be a “sign or token” that he was cleansed. Thine iniquity is taken away - That is, whatever obstacle there existed to your communicating the message of God to this people, arising from your own consciousness of unworthiness, is taken away. You are commissioned to bear that message, and your…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for: The prophet's experience of forgiveness anticipated Israel's need for national forgiveness and cleansing (Isaiah 43:25; 44:22; see study note on Isaiah 39:6–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. mouth ... lips--(See on Is 6:5). The mouth was touched because it was the part to be used by the prophet when inaugurated. So "tongues of fire" rested on the disciples (Ac 2:3, 4) when they were being set apart to speak in various languages of Jesus. iniquity--conscious unworthiness of acting as God's messenger. purged--literally, "covered," that is, expiated, not by any physical effect of fire to cleanse from sin, but in relation to the altar…Read the comment
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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
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