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

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. 3They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!” The 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.” 6But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.

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 heard the sound of their wings – it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Almighty, or the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
• Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.
• Amos 9:1I saw the sovereign One standing by the altar and he said, “Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.
• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• 1 Kings 8:10Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 5:13The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 6:1Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.
• Psalms 18:8Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.
• Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Revelation 15:8and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.

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
• Smoke

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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