Isaiah 6:5 “Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclea…”

Isaiah 6:5

Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then 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.

World English Bible

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!”

American Standard Version

Then 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, Jehovah of hosts.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then I sayd, Wo is me: for I am vndone, because I am a man of polluted lips, and I dwell in the middes of a people of polluted lips: for mine eyes haue seene the King and Lord of hostes.

Darby Translation

And I said, Woe unto me! for I am undone; for 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, Jehovah of hosts.

Young's Literal Translation

And I say, 'Woe to me, for I have been silent, For a man — unclean of lips [am] I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.'

Bible in Basic English

Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

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Cross references

“said I”

Exodus 33:20 Judges 6:22 Judges 13:22 Daniel 10:6–8 Habakkuk 3:16 Job 42:5

Exodus 33:20 · BSB

But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

Judges 6:22 · BSB

When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”

Judges 13:22 · BSB

“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

Daniel 10:6–8 · BSB

His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.

Habakkuk 3:16 · BSB

I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

Job 42:5 · BSB

My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

“a man”

Jeremiah 1:6 Matthew 12:34–37 Exodus 6:30 Exodus 4:10 Exodus 6:12 Zechariah 3:1–7

Jeremiah 1:6 · BSB

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

Matthew 12:34–37 · BSB

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

Exodus 6:30 · BSB

But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

Exodus 4:10 · BSB

“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

Exodus 6:12 · BSB

But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech? ”

Zechariah 3:1–7 · BSB

Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

“I dwell”

James 3:6–10 Jeremiah 9:3–8 Isaiah 29:13 Ezekiel 2:6–8 Ezekiel 33:31

James 3:6–10 · BSB

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Jeremiah 9:3–8 · BSB

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 29:13 · BSB

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Ezekiel 2:6–8 · BSB

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though…

Ezekiel 33:31 · BSB

So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

“mine eyes”

Isaiah 33:17 Revelation 1:5–7

Isaiah 33:17 · BSB

Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.

Revelation 1:5–7 · BSB

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Also

Jeremiah 51:57

Jeremiah 51:57 · BSB

I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

Read Isaiah 6