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 Living Translation (NLT)Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.

Context of Isaiah 6:4

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. 3And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” And 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.” 6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.

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 went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.
• Ezekiel 10:5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, And break them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. He who flees from them shall not get away, And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.
• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• 1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
• 2 Chronicles 5:13indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,
• 2 Chronicles 6:1Then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.
• Psalms 18:8Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
• Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.
• Revelation 15:8The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of 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