New English Translation
Isaiah 6:3
3They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
Isaiah 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- New International Version (NIV)And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
Context of Isaiah 6:3
1In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple. 2Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly. They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!” 4The sound of their voices shook the door frames, and the temple was filled with smoke. 5I said, “Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies.”
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וְקָרָ֨א זֶ֤ה אֶל־זֶה֙ וְאָמַ֔ר קָד֧וֹשׁ׀ קָד֛וֹשׁ קָד֖וֹשׁ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת מְלֹ֥א כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And one criedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- unto another, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- fullמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
- of his gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
Cross-references for Isaiah 6:3
- Exodus 15:20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.
- Ezra 3:11With antiphonal response they sang, praising and glorifying the Lord: “For he is good; his loyal love toward Israel is forever.” All the people gave a loud shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.
- Psalms 24:7Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!
- Exodus 15:11Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?
- Revelation 4:8Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!
- Isaiah 11:9They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.
- Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear songs – the Just One is majestic. But I say, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed! Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!”
- Isaiah 40:5The splendor of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the Lord has decreed it.”
- Numbers 14:21But truly, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.
- Psalms 57:11Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
- Psalms 72:19His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
- Habakkuk 2:14For recognition of the Lord’s sovereign majesty will fill the earth just as the waters fill up the sea.
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will then be king over all the earth. In that day the Lord will be seen as one with a single name.
- Ephesians 1:18– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened – so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Commentaries on Isaiah 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Holy, holy, holy - This hymn performed by the seraphim, divided into two choirs, the one singing responsively to the other, which Gregory Nazian., Carm. 18, very elegantly calls , , , is formed upon the practice of alternate singing, which prevailed in the Jewish Church from the time of Moses, whose ode at the Red Sea was thus performed, (see Exodus 15:20, Exodus 15:21;), to that of Ezra, under whom the priests and Levites sung alternately, "O praise…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And one cried to another - Hebrew This cried to this.‘ That is, they cried to each other in alternate responses. One cried holy;‘ the second repeated it; then the third; and then they probably united in the grand chorus, Full is all the earth of his glory.‘ This was an ancient mode of singing or recitative among the Hebrews; see Exodus 15:20-21, where Miriam is represented as going before in the dance with a timbrel, and the other females as following…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The repeated use of the word holy shows that the Lord is completely set apart from all creation. all the earth is full: The Hebrew text does not include a verb in this line. Because of this, translators understand the seraphim’s words in two possible ways. The earth may already be filled with God’s glory through creation, even though sin has damaged it. The earth may be filled with the Lord’s glory in the future, when he fully establishes his rule as King…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Re 4:8). The Trinity is implied (on "Lord," see on Is 6:1). God's holiness is the keynote of Isaiah's whole prophecies. whole earth--the Hebrew more emphatically, the fulness of the whole earth is His glory (Psa 24:1; 72:19).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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