Isaiah 6:6

"Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Armies!”"

Key Reflection

This verse captures the prophet's overwhelming sense of unworthiness upon seeing God’s glory. His recognition of his own sinfulness and that of his people underscores the need for divine cleansing and the humble posture required in the presence of the holy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Then flew -Isaiah is represented as standing out of the temple; the seraphim as in it. Having a live coal -The Vulgate renders this, ‘A stone.’ This is, probably, the original meaning of the word; see1 Kings 19:6. It at first denoted a hot stone which was used to roast meat upon. It may also mean a coal, from its resemblance to such a stone. From off the altar -The altar of burnt-offering. This stood in the court of the priests, in front of the temple; see the notes atMatthew 21:12.

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