Isaiah 6

Isaiah’s Call and Mission

6In the year that King Uzziah ^pdied, I saw the Lord ^qseated on a high and lofty ^rthrone, ^sand His robe ^tfilled the temple. ²Seraphim ^uwere standing above Him; each one had six wings: ^vwith two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. ^w3And one called to another:

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts;

His glory ^xfills the whole earth. ^y

⁴The foundations of the doorways shook ^zat the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke.

⁵Then I said:

Woe is me ^afor I am ruined ^b

because I am a man of unclean lips

and live among a people of unclean lips, ^c

and because my eyes have seen the King,

the Lord of Hosts.

⁶Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar ^dwith tongs. ⁷He touched my mouth ^ewith it and said:

Now that this has touched your lips,

your wickedness is removed

and your sin is atoned for. ^f

⁸Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

Who should I send?

Who will go for Us?

I said:

Here I am. Send me.

⁹And He replied:

Go! Say to these people:

Keep listening, but do not understand; ^g

keep looking, but do not perceive.

¹⁰Dull the minds ^hof these people;

deafen their ears and blind their eyes;

otherwise they might see with their eyes

and hear with their ears,

understand with their minds,

turn back, and be healed. ⁱ

¹¹Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” ^jAnd He replied:

Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, ^k

houses are without people,

the land is ruined and desolate,

¹²and the Lord drives the people far away,

leaving great emptiness in the land.

¹³Though a tenth will remain in the land,

it will be burned again.

Like the terebinth or the oak

that leaves a stump when felled,

the holy seed ^lis the stump. ^m