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Isaiah 6:2
2Above him there were seraphs. Each one had six wings. Two wings covered the seraphs' faces. Two wings covered their feet. With the other two wings they were flying.
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 when King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord God. He was sitting high up, on a throne. The ends of his long coat filled the temple. Above him there were seraphs. Each one had six wings. Two wings covered the seraphs' faces. Two wings covered their feet. With the other two wings they were flying. 3The seraphs called out to one another. They said, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty! The whole earth is full of his great glory.’ 4When the seraphs spoke, the foundation of the temple shook. And the temple became full of 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
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 22:19Then Micaiah said, ‘So now listen to the Lord's message! I saw the Lord as he was sitting on his throne. The great crowd of his angels in heaven were standing around him, on his right side and on his left side.
- Job 1:6One day, the angels came to meet with the Lord in heaven. Satan also came and he stood there with them.
- Daniel 7:10A river of fire poured out from the place where he was sitting. Thousands of servants were ready to do whatever he wanted. Many more thousands stood around, ready to serve him. Then the meeting of the court began. Someone opened the books to see what was in them.
- Zechariah 3:4The angel said to the other angels that stood in front of him, ‘Remove his very dirty clothes.’ Then the first angel said to Joshua, ‘See, I have taken away your sin. I will put the clothes on you that a priest should wear.’
- Luke 1:10While Zechariah was burning incense in the special room, many men were outside in the yard. They were praying to God.
- Revelation 7:11All the angels were standing around the throne, and around the leaders and the four beings. The angels all bent down so that their faces touched the ground. They worshipped God who was on the throne in front of them.
- Psalms 104:4You use the winds to carry your messages. Flames of fire are your servants.
- Ezekiel 1:4As I looked, I saw a great storm that was coming from the north. It was a large cloud, with bright lightning. Light shone all around the cloud. It was like a fire that had bright metal in the centre of it.
- Hebrews 1:7God speaks about the angels like this: ‘God makes his angels like winds. They serve him like fires that burn brightly.’
- Exodus 25:20The cherubs must look towards each other and watch over the lid. Their wings must touch each other over the top of the lid.
- Exodus 37:9The cherubs looked at each other and they watched over the lid. Their wings touched each other over the top of the lid.
- 1 Kings 6:24The first cherub had two wings that were 2.2 metres long each. So it was 4.4 metres from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing.
- 1 Kings 8:7The wings of the cherubs touched each other above the place where the Covenant Box was. The cherubs covered the Covenant Box and the poles that the Levites used to carry it.
- Ezekiel 1:6But each of them had four faces and four wings.
- Ezekiel 10:21Each of them had four faces and four wings. They had something with the shape of human hands under their wings.
- Revelation 4:8Each of these four beings had six wings. They had eyes all over them, even under their wings. All day and all night they never stop saying: ‘The Lord God has all power and authority. He has no bad thing in him. He is completely good. He has always been alive. He is alive now. He will continue to be alive for ever.’
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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