In the year that King Uzziah died , I saw - the Lord seated on a throne , high and exalted ; and the train of His robe filled - the temple.
Above stood seraphim , each having six wings : With two (wings) they covered their faces , with two they covered their feet , and with two they were flying.
And they were calling out to one another ... : “ Holy , holy , holy is the LORD of Hosts ; all the earth is full of His glory. ”
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook , and the temple was filled with smoke.
Then I said : “ Woe 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. ”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me , and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
And with it he touched ... my mouth and said : “ Now that this ... has touched your lips , your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for. ”
Then I heard - the voice of the Lord saying - : “ Whom shall I send ? Who will go And I said : “ Here am I. Send me ! ”
And He replied : “ Go and tell this people , ‘ Be ever hearing ... , but never understanding ; be ever seeing ... , but never perceiving. ’
{Make} the hearts of this people calloused ; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes , hear with their ears , understand with their hearts , and turn and be healed. ”
Then I asked : “ How long ... , O Lord ? ” And He replied : “ Until - - the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant , until the houses are left unoccupied ... and the land is desolate and ravaged ,
until the LORD - has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken ....
And though a tenth (remains) it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak - leave stumps when felled , so the holy seed will be a stump (in the land). ” n felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”