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Isaiah 6:2
2Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
Isaiah 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
Context of Isaiah 6:2
1In 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. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” 4At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
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שְׂרָפִ֨ים עֹמְדִ֤ים׀ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ ל֔וֹ שֵׁ֧שׁ כְּנָפַ֛יִם שֵׁ֥שׁ כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀ יְכַסֶּ֣ה פָנָ֗יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִם יְכַסֶּ֥ה רַגְלָ֖יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִם יְעוֹפֵֽף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- it stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- the seraphimsשָׂרָףώârâph · SeraphH8314
- each oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- had sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
- with twainשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- he coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
- his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- he did flyעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
Cross-references for Isaiah 6:2
- 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left.
- Job 1:6One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them.
- Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.
- Zechariah 3:4The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”
- Luke 1:10And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
- Revelation 7:11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
- Psalms 104:4He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
- Ezekiel 1:4I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,
- Hebrews 1:7In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.”
- Exodus 25:20The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.
- Exodus 37:9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
- 1 Kings 6:24One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits—ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip.
- 1 Kings 8:7The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its carrying poles.
- Ezekiel 1:6but each of them had four faces and four wings.
- Ezekiel 10:21Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.
- Revelation 4:8Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 6:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Above it stood the seraphim - שרפים seraphim, from שרף seraph, to burn. He saw says Kimchi, the angels as flames of fire, that the depravity of that generation might be exhibited, which was worthy of being totally burnt up. He covered his feet "He covereth his feet" - By the feet the Hebrews mean all the lower parts of the body. But the people of the East generally wearing long robes, reaching to the ground, and covering the lower parts of the body down…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Above it - Either above the throne, or above him. The Septuagint renders it, Round about him‘ - ́ͅ ̓͂ kuklō autou The Chaldee, The holy ministers stood on high in his presence.‘ The seraphims - The verb שׂרף s'âraph from which this word is derived, is uniformly translated “to burn,” and is used frequently; see “Taylor.” The noun שׂרף s'ârâph denotes, according to Bochart, the “chersydros,” a serpent that lives in lakes and moist places; but when those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The mighty seraphim are heavenly beings not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture (though similar living creatures appear in Revelation 4:6–9; 15:8). The Hebrew term seraphim may be related to a word that means “to burn.” This suggests an association with fire. Their name may point to their shining or fiery nature. In Isaiah’s vision, each seraph had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces. This showed reverence and humility. Even these powerful…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. stood--not necessarily the posture of standing; rather, were in attendance on Him [Maurer], hovering on expanded wings. the--not in the Hebrew. seraphim--nowhere else applied to God's attendant angels; but to the fiery flying (not winged, but rapidly moving) serpents, which bit the Israelites (Nu 21:6), called so from the poisonous inflammation caused by their bites. Seraph is to burn; implying the burning zeal, dazzling brightness (2Ki 2:11; 6:17; Eze…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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