Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 6

(Matthew 13:10–17; Mark 4:10–12; Acts 28:16–31)

1In the yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141that Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818diedמוֹת֙mOtH4194,I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֧הva.'er.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136seatedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921a throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,highרָ֣םramH7311and exaltedוְנִשָּׂ֑אve.ni.Sa'H5375;and the train of His robeוְשׁוּלָ֖יוve.shu.LavH7757filledמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4390אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַהֵיכָֽל׃ha.hei.KhalH1964.

2Aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605Himstoodעֹמְדִ֤ים׀'o.me.DimH5975seraphimשְׂרָפִ֨יםse.ra.FimH8314,eachלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259having sixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337wingsכְּנָפַ֛יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671שֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337כְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671:With twoבִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀bish.Ta.yimH8147wingsthey coveredיְכַסֶּ֣הye.kha.SehH3680their facesפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440,with twoוּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147they coveredיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680their feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272,and with twoוּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147they were flyingיְעוֹפֵֽף׃ye.'o.FefH5774.

3And theyזֶ֤הzehH2088were calling outוְקָרָ֨אve.ka.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413one anotherזֶה֙ וְאָמַ֔רzeh ve.'a.MarH2088 H559: “Holyקָד֧וֹשׁ׀ka.Do.oshH6918,holyקָד֛וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of His gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.”

4At the soundמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of their voicesהַקּוֹרֵ֑אha.ko.Re'H7121the doorpostsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520and thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֔יםha.si.PimH5592shookוַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.'uH5128,and the templeוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was filledיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390with smokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559: “Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188is me,forכִֽי־khi-H3588I am ruinedנִדְמֵ֗יתִיnid.Mei.tiH1820,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595am a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of uncleanטְמֵֽא־te.me'-H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙se.fa.Ta.yimH8193dwellingיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432a peopleעַם־'am-H5971of uncleanטְמֵ֣אte.Me'H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִם אָנֹכִ֖יse.fa.Ta.yim 'a.no.KhiH8193 H595;forכִּ֗יKiH3588אֶת־'et-H853my eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869have seenרָא֥וּra.'UH7200the Kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.”

6Then oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259ofמִן־min-H4480the seraphimהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314flewוַיָּ֣עָףvai.Ya.'ofH5774to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,and in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027was a glowing coalרִצְפָּ֑הritz.PahH7531that he had takenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947with tongsבְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִםbe.Mel.ka.Cha.yimH4457fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

7And with it he touchedוַיַּגַּ֣ע עַל־vai.ya.Ga' 'al-H5060 H5921my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Now thatהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009thisזֶ֖ה עַל־zeh 'al-H2088 H5921has touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193,your iniquityעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771is removedוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493and your sinוְחַטָּאתְךָ֖ve.cha.ta.te.KhaH2403is atoned forתְּכֻפָּֽר׃te.khu.ParH3722.”

8Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עva.'esh.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136sayingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559אֶת־'et-H853: “Whomמִ֥יmiH4310shall I sendאֶשְׁלַ֖ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980for Us?”And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559: “Here am Iהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005.Send meשְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃she.la.Che.niH7971!”

9And He repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971, ‘Be ever hearingH8085,but neverוְאַל־ve.'al-H408understandingתָּבִ֔ינוּta.Vi.nuH995;be ever seeingH7200,but neverוְאַל־ve.'al-H408perceivingתֵּדָֽעוּ׃te.Da.'uH3045.’

10Make the heartsלֵב־lev-H3820of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971callousedהַשְׁמֵן֙hash.MenH8080;deafenהַכְבֵּ֖דhakh.BedH3513their earsוְאָזְנָ֥יוve.'a.ze.NavH241and closeהָשַׁ֑עha.Sha'H8173their eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they might seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200with their eyesבְעֵינָ֜יוve.'ei.NavH5869,hearיִשְׁמָ֗עyish.Ma'H8085with their earsוּבְאָזְנָ֣יוu.ve.'a.ze.NavH241,understandיָבִ֛יןya.VinH995with their heartsוּלְבָב֥וֹu.le.va.VoH3824,and turnוָשָׁ֖בva.ShavH7725and be healedוְרָ֥פָאve.Ra.fa'H7495.”

11Then I askedוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559: “How longעַד־ מָתַ֖י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136?”And He repliedוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Untilעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834אִם־'im-H518the citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892lie ruinedשָׁא֨וּsha.'UH7582and withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427,until the housesוּבָתִּים֙u.va.TimH1004are left unoccupiedמֵאֵ֣ין אָדָ֔םme.'Ein 'a.DamH369 H120and the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127is desolateתִּשָּׁאֶ֥הti.sha.'EhH7582and ravagedשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077,

12until the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has driven menהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120far awayוְרִחַ֥קve.ri.ChakH7368and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is utterlyוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231forsakenהָעֲזוּבָ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶבha.'a.zu.Vah be.Ke.revH5805 H7130.

13And thoughוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750a tenthעֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔ה'a.Si.ri.YahH6224remains in the land,it will beוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961burnedלְבָעֵ֑רle.va.'ErH1197againוְשָׁ֖בָהve.Sha.vahH7725.As the terebinthכָּאֵלָ֣הka.'e.LahH424and oakוְכָאַלּ֗וֹןve.kha.'a.LonH437אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834leave stumpsמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678when felledבְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙be.sha.Le.khetH7995,so the holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233will be a stumpמַצַּבְתָּֽהּ׃ פma.tzav.TahH4678in the land.”

(Matthew 13:10–17; Mark 4:10–12; Acts 28:16–31)

Commentaries on Isaiah 6