Isaiah Called to Be a Prophet1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2Above 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. 3And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; 4And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5So I said: “Woe is me, for I am [a]undone! 6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; 8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” 9And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
10“Make the heart of this people dull, 11Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered: “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, Footnotes:
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