THE BOOK OF ISAIAH

 

Isaiah Chapter 6

1 ¶ In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a high and lofty throne, and his train filled the temple.

2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; two to cover his face, two to cover his feet, and two to fly with.

3 And they shouted to one another, saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

4 And the voices of those who shouted shook the foundations of the threshold, and the house was filled with smoke.

5 ¶ Then I said, Woe is me! for I am condemned; because I am a man with unclean lips, living among people with unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand were tongs with which he had taken a glowing coal from the altar:

7 And he touched it to my mouth, and said, Lo, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin is forgiven.

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here I am; send me.

9 ¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, You will hear, but not understand; and see, but not comprehend.

10 Make the mind of these people dull, deafen their ears, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and repent, and be healed.

11 Then I asked, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, and the houses are without people, and the land is utterly desolate,

12 Till the LORD has removed the people far away, and there is a great emptiness in the land.

13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be for their destruction: but like a terebinth tree, or an oak, whose life is in the stump, when they are cut down: the holy seed will be its life.