1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 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.
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And one called to another and said:
"Holy, holy, holy is the
the whole earth is full of his glory."
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The pivots 1 on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke.
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And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph 2 touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out."