New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 6
Isaiah’s Vision
1In the yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Uzziah’sעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֧הva.'er.'EhH7200the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on a throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,loftyרָ֣םramH7311and exaltedוְנִשָּׂ֑אve.ni.Sa'H5375,with the trainH7757of His robeH7757fillingמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4390the templeהַהֵיכָֽל׃ha.hei.KhalH1964.
2Seraphimשְׂרָפִ֨יםse.ra.FimH8314stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים׀'o.me.DimH5975aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605Him,eachלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259having sixH8337wingsH3671:with twoבִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀bish.Ta.yimH8147he coveredיְכַסֶּ֣הye.kha.SehH3680his faceפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440,and with twoוּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147he coveredיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680his feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272,and with twoוּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147he flewיְעוֹפֵֽף׃ye.'o.FefH5774.
3And oneזֶ֤הzehH2088calledוְקָרָ֨אve.ka.Ra'H7121out to anotherזֶה֙zehH2088and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, “Holyקָד֧וֹשׁ׀ka.Do.oshH6918,Holyקָד֛וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,Holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of His gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.”
5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188is me, for I am ruinedנִדְמֵ֗יתִיnid.Mei.tiH1820!BecauseH3588I am a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofuncleanטְמֵֽא־te.me'-H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙se.fa.Ta.yimH8193,And I liveיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432apeopleעַם־'am-H5971of uncleanטְמֵ֣אte.Me'H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193;For my eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869have seenרָא֥וּra.'UH7200theKingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.”
6Then oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the seraphimהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314flewוַיָּ֣עָףvai.Ya.'ofH5774to me with a burningH7531coalH7531in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027,which he had takenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196with tongsבְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִםbe.Mel.ka.Cha.yimH4457.
7Hetouchedוַיַּגַּ֣עvai.ya.Ga'H5060my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310with itand saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,thisזֶ֖הzehH2088has touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193; andyour iniquityעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771is takenH5493awayH5493and your sinוְחַטָּאתְךָ֖ve.cha.ta.te.KhaH2403isforgivenתְּכֻפָּֽר׃te.khu.ParH3722.”
Isaiah’s Commission
8Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עva.'esh.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,sayingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, “Whomמִ֥יmiH4310shall I sendאֶשְׁלַ֖ח'esh.LachH7971,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980for Us?” ThenI saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “HereH2009am I. Sendשְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃she.la.Che.niH7971me!”
9He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971: ‘Keepשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085onlisteningשָׁמ֙וֹעַ֙sha.Mo.a'H8085,but do not perceiveתָּבִ֔ינוּta.Vi.nuH995;Keepוּרְא֥וּu.re.'UH7200on lookingרָא֖וֹra.'OH7200,but do not understandתֵּדָֽעוּ׃te.Da.'uH3045.’
10RenderH8080the heartsלֵב־lev-H3820of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971insensitiveH8080,Their earsוְאָזְנָ֥יוve.'a.ze.NavH241dullהַכְבֵּ֖דhakh.BedH3513,And their eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869dimהָשַׁ֑עha.Sha'H8173,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 returnוָשָׁ֖בva.ShavH7725and be healedוְרָ֥פָאve.Ra.fa'H7495.”
11Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,howH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704H4970?”And He answeredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Untilעַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר֩ אִם־'ad 'a.Sher 'im-H5704H834H518citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892are devastatedH7582andwithoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427,Housesוּבָתִּים֙u.va.TimH1004are withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369peopleאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120And the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127is utterlyH8077desolateH8077,
13Yetוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750there will be a tenthעֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔ה'a.Si.ri.YahH6224portionH6224in it,And it will againוְשָׁ֖בָהve.Sha.vahH7725be subjectto burningלְבָעֵ֑רle.va.'ErH1197,Like a terebinthכָּאֵלָ֣הka.'e.LahH424or anoakוְכָאַלּ֗וֹןve.kha.'a.LonH437WhoseH834stumpH4676remains whenH834it is felledבְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙be.sha.Le.khetH7995. Theholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233is its stumpH4676.”
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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