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Isaiah 6:4–5

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.s

“Woet to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!u For I am a man of unclean lips,v and I live among a people of unclean lips,w and my eyes have seenx the King,y the Lord Almighty.”z

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Isaiah 6:4–5 — 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. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for 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!”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then 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, the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 6:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.

Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.

So 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.”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Their calling caused the frame around the door to shake, as the Temple filled with smoke.

I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure, and I live among people who are not pure, but I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then 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, Jehovah of hosts.

Isaiah 6:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

And I said, Woe unto me! for I am undone; for 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, Jehovah of hosts.

Isaiah 6:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Their voices shook the foundations of the doorposts, and the temple filled with smoke. 

So I said, “Oh, no! 

I’m doomed. 

Every word that passes through my lips is sinful. 

I live among people with sinful lips. 

I have seen the king, the Lord of Armies!” 

Isaiah 6:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

Then I said:

Woe is me for I am ruined

because I am a man of unclean lips

and live among a people of unclean lips,

and because my eyes have seen the King,

the Lord of Hosts.

Isaiah 6:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And the pivots of the thresholds shook from the sound of those who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

And I said, “Woe to me! For I am destroyed! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I am living among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the king, Yahweh of hosts!”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The sound of their voices caused the stone doorframe to shake. The temple was filled with smoke.

“How terrible it is for me!” I cried out. “I’m about to be destroyed! My mouth speaks sinful words. And I live among people who speak sinful words. Now I have seen the King with my own eyes. He is the Lord who rules over all.”

Isaiah 6:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke.

Then I said,

Woe is me, for I am ruined!

Because I am a man of unclean lips,

And I live among a people of unclean lips;

For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”


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