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Isaiah's Call and Mission
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# Chapter 6
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1. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw
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the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and the hem of his robe filled the temple.
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2. Seraphim were standing above him; they each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
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3. And one called to another:
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Holy, holy, holy is
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the Lord of Armies;
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his glory fills the whole earth.
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4. The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke.
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5. Then I said:
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Woe is me for I am ruined
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because I am a man of unclean lips
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and live among a people of unclean lips,
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and because my eyes have seen the King,
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the Lord of Armies.
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6. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs.
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7. He touched my mouth with it and said:
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Now that this has touched your lips,
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your iniquity is removed
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and your sin is atoned for.
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8. Then I heard the voice of
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the Lord asking:
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Who will I send?
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Who will go for us?
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I said:
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Here I am. Send me.
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9. And he replied:
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Go! Say to these people:
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Keep listening, but do not understand;
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keep looking, but do not perceive.
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10. Make the minds of these people dull;
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deafen their ears and blind their eyes;
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otherwise they might see with their eyes
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and hear with their ears,
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understand with their minds,
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turn back, and be healed.
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11. Then I said, "Until when, Lord?" And he replied:
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Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants,
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houses are without people,
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the land is ruined and desolate,
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12. and
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the Lord drives the people far away,
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leaving great emptiness in the land.
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13. Though a tenth will remain in the land,
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it will be burned again.
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Like the terebinth or the oak
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that leaves a stump when felled,
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the holy seed is the stump.
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