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Isaiah 6:2
2Seraphim were standing above him: each had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he flew.
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 of the death of king Uzziah, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Seraphim were standing above him: each had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he flew. 3And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory! 4And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
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שְׂרָפִ֨ים עֹמְדִ֤ים׀ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ ל֔וֹ שֵׁ֧שׁ כְּנָפַ֛יִם שֵׁ֥שׁ כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀ יְכַסֶּ֣ה פָנָ֗יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִם יְכַסֶּ֥ה רַגְלָ֖יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִם יְעוֹפֵֽף׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 6:2
- 1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left;
- Job 1:6And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.
- Daniel 7:10A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
- Zechariah 3:4And he spoke and said unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from off him. And unto him he said, See, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I clothe thee with festival-robes.
- Luke 1:10And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.
- Revelation 7:11And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,
- Psalms 104:4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
- Ezekiel 1:4And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the look of glowing brass, out of the midst of the fire.
- Hebrews 1:7And as to the angels he says, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire;
- Exodus 25:20And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be [turned].
- Exodus 37:9And the cherubim spread out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were [turned] toward the mercy-seat.
- 1 Kings 6:24and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;
- 1 Kings 8:7for the cherubim stretched forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
- Ezekiel 1:6And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
- Ezekiel 10:21Each one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
- Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each one of them having respectively six wings; round and within they are full of eyes; and they cease not day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.
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
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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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