Isa 6:5-9 | ESV | STEP | And I said : Woe is me! For I am lost ; for I am a man of unclean lips , and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips ; for my eyes have seen the King , the Lord of hosts !

Isaiah 6:5-9

5 And I said: “Woe is me! ^aFor I am lost; ^bfor I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the ^cKing, the Lord of hosts!”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he ^dtouched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

Isaiah’s Commission from the Lord

8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for ^eus?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:

^f“‘Keep on hearing, ^{▼▼Or Hear indeed} but do not understand;
keep on seeing, ^{▼▼Or see indeed} but do not perceive.’