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