Isaiah 6

Isaiah experiences a vision of YHWH seated on a throne in the temple, surrounded by seraphim who proclaim God's holiness, and Isaiah confesses his unworthiness as a man of unclean lips.[2] A seraphim cleanses Isaiah's lips with a burning coal from the altar, atoning for his sins, and Isaiah responds to YHWH's call to be His messenger to Judah, though his message will harden the people until cities are destroyed and only a remnant remains.[1][3]

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Verse 1
In the year in the year of in the year of of death to die the death of of the king the king the king Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah and I saw and I saw and I saw [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord sitting dwelling-one of dwelling-one of on upon upon a throne throne of throne of high the one who is high the one who is high and lifted up and he was lifted and it was lifted and the train of him and his trailing-hems and his trailing-hems filling full ones ones filling [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the temple the grand sanctuary the temple
בִּ/שְׁנַת 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat In the year in the year of in the year of HR/Ncfsc מוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot of death to die the death of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 uziyahu Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah HNp וָ/אֶרְאֶ֧ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 vaereeh and I saw and I saw and I saw HC/Vqw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֲדֹנָ֛/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev sitting dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR כִּסֵּ֖א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise a throne throne of throne of HNcmsa רָ֣ם 𐤓𐤌 ram high the one who is high the one who is high HVqrmsa וְ/נִשָּׂ֑א 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀 venisa and lifted up and he was lifted and it was lifted HC/VNrmsa וְ/שׁוּלָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤋𐤉/𐤅 veshulayv and the train of him and his trailing-hems and his trailing-hems HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מְלֵאִ֥ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 meleim filling full ones ones filling HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/הֵיכָֽל 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 haheykhal the temple the grand sanctuary the temple HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 2
seraphim burning ones burning ones stood standing ones standing ones above from above from above it — to him six six six wings two wings two wings six six six wings two wings two wings each one to one to one with two in two in two he covered he covers over he covers over his face his face his face and with two and with two and with two he covered he covers over he covers over his feet his feet his feet and with two and with two and with two he flew he will flutter about he will flutter about
שְׂרָפִ֨ים 𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤉𐤌 serafim seraphim burning ones burning ones HNcmpa עֹמְדִ֤ים 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 omedim ima (Bemba) stood standing ones standing ones HVqrmpa מִ/מַּ֨עַל֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal above from above from above HR/D ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo it to him HR/Sp3ms שֵׁ֧שׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six six HAcfsa כְּנָפַ֛יִם 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 kenafayim wings two wings two wings HNcfda שֵׁ֥שׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh-2 six six six HAcfsa כְּנָפַ֖יִם 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 kenafayim-2 wings two wings two wings HNcfda לְ/אֶחָ֑ד 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤃 leechad Eka (Bemba) each one to one to one HR/Acmsa בִּ/שְׁתַּ֣יִם 𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bishetayim with two in two in two HR/Acfda יְכַסֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤊𐤎𐤄 yekhaseh he covered he covers over he covers over HVpi3ms פָנָ֗י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 fanayv his face his face his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms וּ/בִ/שְׁתַּ֛יִם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 uvishetayim and with two and with two and with two HC/R/Acfda יְכַסֶּ֥ה 𐤉𐤊𐤎𐤄 yekhaseh-2 he covered he covers over he covers over HVpi3ms רַגְלָ֖י/ו 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 ragelayv his feet his feet his feet HNcfdc/Sp3ms וּ/בִ/שְׁתַּ֥יִם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 uvishetayim-2 and with two and with two and with two HC/R/Acfda יְעוֹפֵֽף 𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤐𐤐 yeofef he flew he will flutter about he will flutter about HVoi3ms
Verse 5
Then I said and I said and I said Woe Woe! Woe to me — to me for because because I am ruined I have been silenced I have been silenced because for/because because a man man man of unclean ritually-unclean of unclean of lips lips lips I I myself I myself and in the midst of and in the midst of and in the midst of a people gathered people gathered people of unclean ritually-unclean of unclean of lips lips lips I I myself I myself dwell dwelling-one of dwelling-one of for for/because because (direct object marker) object-marker [·] the King the king the king the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts organized hosts have seen they saw they saw my eyes my eyes my eyes
וָ/אֹמַ֞ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar Then I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֽוֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe Woe! Woe HTj לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs כִֽי 𐤊𐤉 khi for because because HC נִדְמֵ֗יתִי 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤉 nidemeyti dima (Kikongo) I am ruined I have been silenced I have been silenced HVNp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man man HNcmsa טְמֵֽא 𐤈𐤌𐤀 teme tembe (Lingala) of unclean ritually-unclean of unclean of HAamsc שְׂפָתַ֨יִם֙ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim lips lips lips HNcfda אָנֹ֔כִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs וּ/בְ/תוֹךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 uvetokhe and in the midst of and in the midst of and in the midst of HC/R/Ncmsc עַם 𐤏𐤌 am a people gathered people gathered people HNcmsa טְמֵ֣א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 teme-2 tembe (Lingala) of unclean ritually-unclean of unclean of HAamsc שְׂפָתַ֔יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim-2 lips lips lips HNcfda אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi-2 ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs יוֹשֵׁ֑ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev dwell dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsa כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because because HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the King the king the king HTd/Ncmsa יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa רָא֥וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau have seen they saw they saw HVqp3cp עֵינָֽ/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay Enyi (Fante) my eyes my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs
Verse 7
and he touched and he caused to touch and he touched on upon upon my mouth mouth of my mouth and he said and he said and he said behold Look! look has touched he touched he touched this this one this one on upon upon your lips your lips your lips is taken away and he turned aside and it is removed your iniquity your twisted guilt your iniquity and your sin and your sin and your sin is atoned for she will be covered-over is atoned for
וַ/יַּגַּ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤏 vayaga and he touched and he caused to touch and he touched HC/Vhw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR פִּ֔/י 𐤐/𐤉 pi my mouth mouth of my mouth HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הִנֵּ֛ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm נָגַ֥ע 𐤍𐤂𐤏 naga has touched he touched he touched HVqp3ms זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR שְׂפָתֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sefateykha your lips your lips your lips HNcfdc/Sp2ms וְ/סָ֣ר 𐤅/𐤎𐤓 vesar is taken away and he turned aside and it is removed HC/Vqq3ms עֲוֺנֶ֔/ךָ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 aonekha your iniquity your twisted guilt your iniquity HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/חַטָּאתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤊 vechatatekha and your sin and your sin and your sin HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms תְּכֻפָּֽר 𐤕𐤊𐤐𐤓 tekhupar kúfúla (Kikongo) is atoned for she will be covered-over is atoned for HVPi3fs
Verse 8
And I heard and I heard and I heard the object-marker [·] voice sound of voice of of Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord saying the one saying the one saying [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Whom who? who? shall I send I will send forth I will send forth and who and who? and who? will go he will go he will go for us — for us Then I said and I said and I said Here I am look—here I am look here I am Send me Dispatch me Dispatch me
וָ/אֶשְׁמַ֞ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 vaeshema And I heard and I heard and I heard HC/Vqw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo ק֤וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol voice sound of voice of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ/י֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay of Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֹמֵ֔ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omer saying the one saying the one saying HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi Whom who? who? HTi אֶשְׁלַ֖ח 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇 eshelach shall I send I will send forth I will send forth HVqi1cs וּ/מִ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi and who and who? and who? HC/Ti יֵֽלֶךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe will go he will go he will go HVqi3ms לָ֑/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us for us HR/Sp1cp וָ/אֹמַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar Then I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Here I am look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs שְׁלָחֵֽ/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelacheni Send me Dispatch me Dispatch me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs
Verse 10
make fat the rich oil make fat heart inner core of the heart of the people the gathered people of this people this this one this and his ears his ears and his ears make heavy Make heavy! make heavy and his eyes his eyes and his eyes smear shut cause yourself to delight smear shut lest lest lest he see he sees he will see with his eyes his eyes with his eyes and with his ears and with his two ears and with his ears he hear he will hear he will hear and his heart and his inner-core and his heart understand He discerns He will understand and turn and returning and returning and be healed and he healed and is healed for him — for him
הַשְׁמֵן֙ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤍 hashemen make fat the rich oil make fat HVhv2ms לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of the heart HNcmsc הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of the people the gathered people of this people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וְ/אָזְנָ֥י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤅 veazenayv and his ears his ears and his ears HC/Ncfdc/Sp3ms הַכְבֵּ֖ד 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤃 hakhebed kubwa (Swahili) make heavy Make heavy! make heavy HVhv2ms וְ/עֵינָ֣י/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 veeynayv Enyi (Fante) and his eyes his eyes and his eyes HC/Ncbdc/Sp3ms הָשַׁ֑ע 𐤄𐤔𐤏 hasha smear shut cause yourself to delight smear shut HVhv2ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC יִרְאֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh he see he sees he will see HVqi3ms בְ/עֵינָ֜י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 veeynayv-2 Enyi (Fante) with his eyes his eyes with his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וּ/בְ/אָזְנָ֣י/ו 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uveazenayv and with his ears and with his two ears and with his ears HC/R/Ncfdc/Sp3ms יִשְׁמָ֗ע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema he hear he will hear he will hear HVqi3ms וּ/לְבָב֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤅 ulevavo and his heart and his inner-core and his heart HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יָבִ֛ין 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍 yavin understand He discerns He will understand HVqi3ms וָ/שָׁ֖ב 𐤅/𐤔𐤁 vashav and turn and returning and returning HC/Vqq3ms וְ/רָ֥פָא 𐤅/𐤓𐤐𐤀 verafa and be healed and he healed and is healed HC/Vqq3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 11
Then I said and I said and I said until up to until how long when how long O Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord And He said and he said and he said until up to until when that-which that if if / whether if are wasted they were devastated they were devastated cities guarded settlements cities without from non-existence without inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of and houses and houses and houses without from non-existence without man human being human being and the land and the cultivated ground and the land is desolate she will be devastated it will be devastated a waste utter desolation utter desolation
וָ/אֹמַ֕ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar Then I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR מָתַ֖י 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay how long when how long HTi אֲדֹנָ֑/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay O Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to until HR אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher when that-which that HTr אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC שָׁא֨וּ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 shau are wasted they were devastated they were devastated HVqp3cp עָרִ֜ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements cities HNcfpa מֵ/אֵ֣ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn without from non-existence without HR/Tn יוֹשֵׁ֗ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsa וּ/בָתִּים֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 uvatim and houses and houses and houses HC/Ncmpa מֵ/אֵ֣ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn-2 without from non-existence without HR/Tn אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being human being HNcmsa וְ/הָ/אֲדָמָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 vehaadamah and the land and the cultivated ground and the land HC/Td/Ncfsa תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤄 tishaeh is desolate she will be devastated it will be devastated HVNi3fs שְׁמָמָֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 shemamah a waste utter desolation utter desolation HNcfsa
Verse 13
But yet and still / again and still in it — in her a tenth tenth a tenth and it shall return and she returned and it returned and shall be and she became and it became for burning to burn up to burn up like a terebinth like a sturdy oak like a sturdy oak and like an oak and like a mighty oak and like a mighty oak whose that-which that in the felling in cast-off refuse in the cast-off refuse stump standing-stone of stump in them — in them seed seed seed holy set-apartness holiness thereof her standing-stone her stump
וְ/ע֥וֹד 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod But yet and still / again and still HC/D בָּ/הּ֙ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in her HR/Sp3fs עֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤄 asiriyah a tenth tenth a tenth HAofsa וְ/שָׁ֖בָה 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤄 veshavah and it shall return and she returned and it returned HC/Vqq3fs וְ/הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and shall be and she became and it became HC/Vqq3fs לְ/בָעֵ֑ר 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤓 levaer pya (Swahili) for burning to burn up to burn up HR/Vpc כָּ/אֵלָ֣ה 𐤊/𐤀𐤋𐤄 kaelah like a terebinth like a sturdy oak like a sturdy oak HRd/Ncfsa וְ/כָ/אַלּ֗וֹן 𐤅/𐤊/𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤍 vekhaalon and like an oak and like a mighty oak and like a mighty oak HC/Rd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which that HTr בְּ/שַׁלֶּ֨כֶת֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤊𐤕 beshalekhet in the felling in cast-off refuse in the cast-off refuse HR/Ncfsa מַצֶּ֣בֶת 𐤌𐤑𐤁𐤕 matsevet stump standing-stone of stump HNcfsa בָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam in them in them HR/Sp3mp זֶ֥רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed seed HNcmsc קֹ֖דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy set-apartness holiness HNcmsa מַצַּבְתָּֽ/הּ 𐤌𐤑𐤁𐤕/𐤄 matsavetah thereof her standing-stone her stump HNcfsc/Sp3fs
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