Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
• New International Version (NIV)In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.

Context of Isaiah 6:1

In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2Seraphim were standing above Him, each having six wings: with two each covered his face, and with two each covered his feet, and with two each flew. 3And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of armies. The whole earth is full of His glory.”

Isaiah 6:1 word by word

בִּשְׁנַת־מוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ וָאֶרְאֶ֧ה אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֛י יֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֖א רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֑א וְשׁוּלָ֖יו מְלֵאִ֥ים אֶת־הַהֵיכָֽל׃Read the interlinear

• In the yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Uzziah’sעֻזִּיָּהוּ‛ûzzîyâh ‛ûzzîyâhû · UzziahH5818
• deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• sittingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• on a throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• loftyרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• and exaltedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• with the trainשׁוּלshûl · hemH7757
• fillingמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964

Cross-references for Isaiah 6:1

• 2 Kings 15:7And Azariah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Jotham became king in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 26:22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, the first to the last, the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, has written.
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
• Numbers 12:8With him I speak mouth to mouth, That is, openly, and not using mysterious language, And he beholds the form of the Lord. So why were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?”
• Ezekiel 1:1Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
• John 1:18No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him.
• John 12:41These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke about Him.
• 1 Timothy 6:16who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
• Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is My throne and the earth is the footstool for My feet. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
• 1 Kings 22:19And Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the angels of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
• Ezekiel 10:1Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim something like a sapphire stone, in appearance resembling a throne, appeared above them.
• Daniel 7:9“I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire.
• Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
• Revelation 3:21The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.
• Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and someone was sitting on the throne.
• Revelation 5:1I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

Commentaries on Isaiah 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The Lord - Fifty-one MSS. of Kennicott's, and fifty-four of De Rossi's, and one edition; in the 8th verse, ( Isaiah 6:8;); forty-four MSS. of Kennicott's, and forty-six of De Rossi's, and one edition; and in the 11th verse ( Isaiah 6:11;); thirty-three MSS. of Kennicott's, and many of De Rossi's, and one edition, for אדני Adonai, "the Lord" read יהוה "Jehovah," which is probably the true reading; (compare Isaiah 6:6;); as in many other places, in which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the year - This naturally denotes a period after the death of Uzziah, though in the same year. The mention of the time was evidently made when the prophecy was composed, and it is to be presumed that the death of Uzziah had occurred at the time when the prophet saw this vision. If so, it is clear that this was not the first of his prophecies, for he saw his visions in the days of Uzziah;‘ Isaiah 1:1. The Chaldee, however, reads this: in the year when…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The vision which Isaiah beheld in the temple. (Is. 6:1-8) The Lord declares the blindness to come upon the Jewish nation, and the destruction which would follow. (Is. 6:9-13) Verses 1-8 In this figurative vision, the temple is thrown open to view, even to the most holy place. The prophet, standing outside the temple, sees the Divine Presence seated on the mercy-seat, raised over the ark of the covenant, between the cherubim and seraphim, and the Divine…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1When King Uzziah died, the Assyrians began to regain control in the ancient Near East. This started a period dominated by major world powers: Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Greece, and Rome. I saw the Lord: The term Lord (Hebrew ’adonay) can refer to human rulers or to God. God is the ultimate King over all nations and rulers. on a throne: The apostle John also had a vision of God's heavenly throne (see Revelation 4:2; 7:10; 21:5). Isaiah says that the train…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-13Isaiah is outside, near the altar in front of the temple. The doors are supposed to open, and the veil hiding the Holy of Holies to be withdrawn, unfolding to his view a vision of God represented as an Eastern monarch, attended by seraphim as His ministers of state (1Ki 22:19), and with a robe and flowing train (a badge of dignity in the East), which filled the temple. This assertion that he had seen God was, according to tradition (not sanctioned by Is…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 6:1

• Church
• Cloud
• God
• Isaiah
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophets
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Uzziah
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Acknowledge
• Adorn
• Fat
• Isaiah
• Adoration
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Cherubim (1)
• Chronology of the Old Testament

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