Isaiah 6:4

Isaiah 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
• New International Version (NIV)At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.

Context of Isaiah 6:4

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. 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.’ When the seraphs spoke, the foundation of the temple shook. And the temple became full of smoke. 5Then I said, ‘It is bad for me! My life is at an end! I have lips that are unclean. I live among people with lips that are unclean. With my own eyes I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.’ 6Then one of the seraphs flew towards me. In his hand was a piece of burning coal. He had used a tool to take it from the altar.

Isaiah 6:4 word by word

וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙ אַמּ֣וֹת הַסִּפִּ֔ים מִקּ֖וֹל הַקּוֹרֵ֑א וְהַבַּ֖יִת יִמָּלֵ֥א עָשָֽׁן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the postsאַמָּה'ammâh · foundationH520
• of the doorסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
• movedנוּעַnûa‛ · to shakeH5128
• at the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of him that criedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• and the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• was filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227

Cross-references for Isaiah 6:4

• Ezekiel 1:24When they moved, I could hear the sound of their wings. They made a noise like lots of water that pours along a river. It was also like the voice of the Almighty God, or the noise of a great army. When the living things stopped moving, they put their wings down at their sides.
• Ezekiel 10:5The noise of the cherubs' wings was very loud. It reached as far as the outside yard. The noise was like the voice of Almighty God when he speaks.
• Amos 9:1Then I saw a vision of the Lord. He was standing beside the altar in the temple. The Lord said, ‘Hit the tops of the pillars so that the whole foundation shakes! Cause the building to fall on the heads of all the people. If anyone is still alive after that, I will cause them to die in battle. Nobody will escape!
• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• 1 Kings 8:10When the priests came out from the Holy Place, a cloud filled the Lord's temple.
• 2 Chronicles 5:13All these musicians made nice music together. They joined together to praise the Lord and to thank him. The singers sang loudly to the music of the trumpets, the cymbals and the other musical instruments. They loudly sang these words to praise the Lord: ‘He is good! His faithful love continues for ever!’ Then a cloud filled the Lord's temple.
• 2 Chronicles 6:1Then Solomon prayed, ‘Lord, you have said that you live in a dark cloud.
• Psalms 18:8He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies.
• Revelation 11:19Then the door of the temple in heaven became open. Inside it, I saw God's Covenant Box. There was a great storm with bright lightning and the loud noise of thunder. There was an earthquake and strong rain with stones of ice fell from the sky.
• Revelation 15:8Then God's house in heaven became full of smoke, which showed God's great glory and his power. As a result, nobody could go into God's house until the angels had finished sending the seven terrible troubles.

Commentaries on Isaiah 6:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And the posts of the door - Margin, Thresholds.‘ There is some difficulty in the Hebrew here, but the meaning of the expression is sufficiently apparent. It means that there was a tremour, or concussion, as if by awe, or by the sound attending the cry. It is evidently a poetic expression. The house - The temple. Was filled with smoke - There is here, doubtless, a reference to “the cloud” that is so often mentioned in the Old Testament as the visible…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Isaiah’s great vision of the Lord as King on his throne was a turning point in his life. This vision shaped his work as a prophet. Scholars understand the historical setting of this event in two main ways: Some see Isaiah 6 as Isaiah's original call to ministry. This would mean Isaiah 1–5 and 7–12 belong to the time of King Ahaz. Ahaz began to rule after King Uzziah died(Isaiah 6:1). If this is correct, Isaiah’s call did not appear at the beginning of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. posts of ... door--rather, foundations of the thresholds. house--temple. smoke--the Shekinah cloud (1Ki 8:10; Eze 10:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 6:4

• Cloud
• God
• Prophets
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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