Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. New Living Translation Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. English Standard Version Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. Berean Standard Bible Above Him 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. King James Bible Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. New King James Version Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. New American Standard Bible Seraphim were standing above Him, each having six wings: with two each covered his face, and with two each covered his feet, and with two each flew. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible Above Him seraphim (heavenly beings) stood; each one had six wings: with two wings he covered his face, with two wings he covered his feet, and with two wings he flew. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. American Standard Version Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Seraphim were standing above him, six wings to each of them, with two covering his face and with two covering his feet and with two they were flying Brenton Septuagint Translation And seraphs stood round about him: each one had six wings: and with two they covered their face, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. Contemporary English Version Flaming creatures with six wings each were flying over him. They covered their faces with two of their wings and their bodies with two more. They used the other two wings for flying, Douay-Rheims Bible Upon it stood the seraphims: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they covered his face, and with two they covered his feet, and with two they flew. English Revised Version Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. GOD'S WORD® Translation Angels were standing above him. Each had six wings: With two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. Good News Translation Around him flaming creatures were standing, each of which had six wings. Each creature covered its face with two wings, and its body with two, and used the other two for flying. International Standard Version The seraphim stood above him. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he was flying. JPS Tanakh 1917 Above Him stood the seraphim; each one had six wings: with twain he covered his face and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. Literal Standard Version Seraphim are standing above it: each one has six wings; with two [each] covers its face, and with two [each] covers its feet, and with two [each] flies. Majority Standard Bible Above Him 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. New American Bible Seraphim were stationed above; each of them had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they hovered. NET Bible Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly. New Revised Standard Version Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. New Heart English Bible Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. Webster's Bible Translation Above it stood seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. World English Bible Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. Young's Literal Translation Seraphs are standing above it: six wings hath each one; with two each covereth its face, and with two each covereth its feet, and with two each flieth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Isaiah's Vision of the Lord in His Glory1In 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. 2Above Him 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. 3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”… Cross References Revelation 4:8 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" Isaiah 6:6 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. Ezekiel 1:11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. Treasury of Scripture Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he did fly. stood 1 Kings 22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. Daniel 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. seraphims Psalm 104:4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: Ezekiel 1:4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Hebrews 1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. wings Exodus 25:20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. Exodus 37:9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. 1 Kings 6:24,27 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits… covered his face Genesis 17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 1 Kings 19:13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? his feet Job 4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: Job 15:15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. Ezekiel 1:11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. Jump to Previous Covered Covereth Covering Face Faces Feed Feet Flew Flieth Flight Fly Flying Ones Seraphim Seraphims Seraphs Six Standing Stood Twain Winged WingsJump to Next Covered Covereth Covering Face Faces Feed Feet Flew Flieth Flight Fly Flying Ones Seraphim Seraphims Seraphs Six Standing Stood Twain Winged WingsIsaiah 6 1. Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory5. Being terrified, has apprehensions removed 8. He offers himself, and is sent to show the obstinacy of the people 13. A remnant shall be saved (2) Above it stood the seraphims . . .--It is noticeable that this is the only passage in which the seraphim are mentioned as part of the host of heaven. In Numbers 21:6, the word (the primary meaning of which is the burning ones) occurs as denoting the fiery serpents that attacked the people in the wilderness. Probably the brazen serpent which Hezekiah afterwards destroyed (2Kings 18:4) had preserved the name and its significance as denoting the instruments of the fiery judgments of Jehovah. Here, however, there is no trace of the serpent form, nor again, as far as the description goes, of the animal forms of the cherubim of Ezekiel 1:5-11, and of the "living creatures" of Revelation 4:7-8. The "burning ones" are in the likeness of men, with the addition of the six wings. The patristic and mediaeval distinction between the seraphim that excel in love, and the cherubim that excel in knowledge, rests apparently on the etymology of the former word. The "living creatures" of Revelation 4:7-8, seem to unite the forms of the cherubim of Ezekiel with the six wings of the seraphim of this passage. Symbolically the seraphim would seem to be as transfigured cherubim, representing the "flaming fire" of the lightning, as the latter did the storm-winds and other elemental forces of nature (Psalm 104:4). . . . Verse 2. - Above it stood the seraphims; rather, above him were standing seraphim. The "seraphim" are introduced, not as well known, with the article, but without it, as unknown. The word means "fiery ones," and is supposed to denote the burning love of the blessed spirits spoken cf. They appeared to the prophet as standing above the King as he sat upon his throne - "standing" to show their readiness to minister; but why "above him" is not so clear. Perhaps, simply, as those that stand are "above" those that sit; perhaps as ready to fly through infinite space at the bidding of him who was seated in his palace, as it were upon the ground. Their form, as seen by the prophet, appears to have been human, and only distinguished from ordinary humanity by the wings. Thus, though in name they resembled those other "fiery ones," which had punished the Jews in the wilderness (Numbers 21:6-9), there is nothing to show that Isaiah in any way connected the two. Each one had six wings. Gesenius is mistaken in saying that there are at Persepolis any six-winged figures ('Thesaurus,' p. 1342). The Persians not infrequently represented their genii with four wings ('Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 3. pp. 353, 354); but no six-winged figures have been found, so far as I know, among the Persian remains. With twain he covered his face, etc. The general idea of the six wings was probably rapid flight, the carrying out of God's behests "with speed swiftly." But, in the Divine presence, the wings were applied to a different use. One pair veiled the seraph's head from the intolerable effulgence of the Divine glory; another concealed the feet, soiled in their various ministrations, and unmeet for the all-pure presence; the third pair alone sustained the seraph in mid-air, as he hovered in readiness to depart on any errand on which Jehovah aright send him. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙ (mim·ma·‘al) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top Him ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew stood עֹמְדִ֤ים ׀ (‘ō·mə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations seraphim, שְׂרָפִ֨ים (śə·rā·p̄îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8314: Burning, poisonous, a saraph, symbolical creature each לְאֶחָ֑ד (lə·’e·ḥāḏ) Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first having six שֵׁ֧שׁ (šêš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number) wings: כְּנָפַ֛יִם (kə·nā·p̄a·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle With two [wings] בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם ׀ (biš·ta·yim) Preposition-b | Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) they covered יְכַסֶּ֣ה (yə·ḵas·seh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover their faces, פָנָ֗יו (p̄ā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face with two וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִם (ū·ḇiš·ta·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) they covered יְכַסֶּ֥ה (yə·ḵas·seh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover their feet, רַגְלָ֖יו (raḡ·lāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda and with two וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִם (ū·ḇiš·ta·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) they were flying. יְעוֹפֵֽף׃ (yə·‘ō·w·p̄êp̄) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint Links Isaiah 6:2 NIVIsaiah 6:2 NLT Isaiah 6:2 ESV Isaiah 6:2 NASB Isaiah 6:2 KJV Isaiah 6:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 6:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 6:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 6:2 French Bible Isaiah 6:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 6:2 Above him stood the seraphim (Isa Isi Is) |
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