New King James Version
Isaiah 6:2
2Above 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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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 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 sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 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. 3And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” 4And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house 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 22:19Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left.
- Job 1:6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
- Daniel 7:10A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, And the books were opened.
- Zechariah 3:4Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.”
- Luke 1:10And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
- Revelation 7:11All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
- Psalms 104:4Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
- Ezekiel 1:4Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
- Hebrews 1:7And of the angels He says: “Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire.”
- Exodus 25:20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 37:9The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
- 1 Kings 6:24One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.
- 1 Kings 8:7For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
- Ezekiel 1:6Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings.
- Ezekiel 10:21Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
- Revelation 4:8The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, 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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