New King James Version
Isaiah 6:3
3And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
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 Living Translation (NLT)They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
Context of Isaiah 6:3
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. 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. And 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. 5So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.”
Read all of Isaiah 6Isaiah 6:3 word by word
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 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
- Ezra 3:11And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
- Exodus 15:11“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- 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!”
- Revelation 15:3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
- Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I said, “I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”
- Isaiah 40:5The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
- Numbers 14:21but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord—
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
- Psalms 57:11Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.
- Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.
- Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.
- Zechariah 14:9And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be— “The Lord is one,” And His name one.
- Ephesians 1:18the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His 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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