Isaiah 6 (KJV)

13 verses · King James Version · Formal equivalence (word-for-word)

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Isaiah Chapter 6 contains 13 verses and is presented here in the King James Version (KJV), which uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 66 chapters in Isaiah.

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1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. <sup>his: or, the skirts thereof</sup>

2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. <sup>one: Heb. this cried to this</sup> <sup>the whole: Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth</sup>

4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. <sup>door: Heb. thresholds</sup>

5Then 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. <sup>undone: Heb. cut off</sup>

6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: <sup>having: Heb. and in his hand a live coal</sup>

7And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. <sup>laid: Heb. caused it to touch</sup>

8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. <sup>Here: Heb. behold me</sup>

9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. <sup>indeed, but understand: or, without ceasing, etc: Heb. in hearing, etc</sup>

10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

11Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, <sup>utterly: Heb. desolate with desolation</sup>

12And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. <sup>and it: or, when it is returned, and hath been broused</sup> <sup>substance: or, stock, or, stem</sup>

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What is Isaiah 6 in the KJV?

Isaiah 6 in the King James Version (KJV) contains 13 verses. The KJV uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach, first published in 1611.

How does the KJV translate Isaiah 6 differently?

The King James Version uses formal equivalence (word-for-word), preserving the classic English of 1611. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Isaiah 6 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Isaiah 6 (KJV)?

Isaiah Chapter 6 contains 13 verses in the King James Version. The book of Isaiah has 66 chapters total.

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