Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 6:6 in context
Isaiah 6:3–9
3
One called to another, and said,
“Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Armies!
The whole earth is full of his glory!”
4
The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
5
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!”
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Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.
7
He touched my mouth with it, and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven.”
8
I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”
9
He said, “Go, and tell this people,
‘You hear indeed,
but don’t understand.
You see indeed,
but don’t perceive.’
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