61 In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne , lofty and exalted , with the train of His robe filling the temple . 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings : with two he covered his face , and with two he covered his feet , and with two he flew . 3 And one called out to another and said , " Holy , Holy , Holy , is the Lord of hosts , The whole earth is full of His glory ." 4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke .
5 Then I said , " Woe is me, for I am ruined ! 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 hosts ." 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand , which he had taken from the altar with tongs . 7 He touched my mouth with it and said , "Behold , this has touched your lips ; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven ." 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord , saying , "Whom shall I send , and who will go for Us?" Then I said , "Here am I. Send me!"
9 He said , "Go , and tell this people : 'Keep on listening , but do not perceive ; Keep on looking , but do not understand .' 10 " Render the hearts of this people insensitive , Their ears dull , And their eyes dim , Otherwise they might see with their eyes , Hear with their ears , Understand with their hearts , And return and be healed ." 11 Then I said , "Lord , how long e ?" And He answered , "Until e e cities are devastated and without inhabitant , Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate , 12 "The Lord has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land . 13 "Yet there will be a tenth portion in it, And it will again be subject to burning , Like a terebinth or an oak Whose stump remains when it is felled . The holy seed is its stump ."
