Isaiah 6

Isaiah Chapter 6
Isaiah's Cleansing and Call

It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was

Sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the

Temple. Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings

With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their

Feet, and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven's Armies; the whole earth is
Filled with his glory!" 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!" Then one of
The seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken
From the altar with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips
With it and said, "See, this coal has touched your lips
Now your guilt is removed and your sins are forgiven."

Then I heard the Lord asking, "Whom shall I send as a messenger to
This people? Who will go for us?" I said, "Here I am. Send me."
And he said, "Yes, go and say to this people: 'Listen carefully
But do not understand; watch closely, but learn nothing. Harden the
Hearts of these people; plug their ears and shut their eyes. That
Way they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears
Nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing.' " Then

I said, "Lord, how long will this go on?" And he replied, "Until
Their towns are empty, their houses are deserted, and the
Whole country is a wasteland; until the Lord has sent
Everyone away and the entire land of Israel lies deserted
If even a tenth, a remnant, survive, it will be invaded again
And burned. But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump
When it is cut down, so Israel's stump will be a holy seed."