Isaiah 6:7

Isaiah 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
• New International Version (NIV)With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”

Context of Isaiah 6:7

5Then said I, 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 mine eyes have seen the King, Yhwh of Armies. 6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

Isaiah 6:7 word by word

וַיַּגַּ֣ע עַל־פִּ֔י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה נָגַ֥ע זֶ֖ה עַל־שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ וְסָ֣ר עֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ וְחַטָּאתְךָ֖ תְּכֻפָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

• And he laidנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• upon my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thy lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• and thine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• is taken awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• and thy sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• purgedכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722

Cross-references for Isaiah 6:7

• Jeremiah 1:9Then Yhwh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And Yhwh said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
• Daniel 10:16And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
• Isaiah 43:25I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
• Isaiah 53:5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
• Matthew 9:2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• 1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Commentaries on Isaiah 6:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And he laid it upon my mouth - Margin, And he caused it to touch my mouth.‘ This is the more correct rendering. It was a slight, momentary touch, sufficient merely to be a “sign or token” that he was cleansed. Thine iniquity is taken away - That is, whatever obstacle there existed to your communicating the message of God to this people, arising from your own consciousness of unworthiness, is taken away. You are commissioned to bear that message, and your…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for: The prophet's experience of forgiveness anticipated Israel's need for national forgiveness and cleansing (Isaiah 43:25; 44:22; see study note on Isaiah 39:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. mouth ... lips--(See on Is 6:5). The mouth was touched because it was the part to be used by the prophet when inaugurated. So "tongues of fire" rested on the disciples (Ac 2:3, 4) when they were being set apart to speak in various languages of Jesus. iniquity--conscious unworthiness of acting as God's messenger. purged--literally, "covered," that is, expiated, not by any physical effect of fire to cleanse from sin, but in relation to the altar…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