Isaiah 6:1

In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and elevated: and his train filled the temple.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

In Context

2Upon 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 hew.

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Cross References

Exodus 24:10And they saw the God of Israel: and under his feet as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as the heaven, when clear.

1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the Lord,

1 Kings 22:19And he added and said: Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left:

2 Chronicles 26:22But the rest of the acts of Ozias first and last were written by Isaias the son of Amos, the prophet.

Job 42:5With the hearing of the ear, I have heard thee, but now my eye seeth thee.

Psalms 108:5For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 6:1

Hitherto, it should seem, Isaiah had prophesied as a candidate, having only a virtual and tacit commission; but here we have him (if I may so speak) solemnly ordained and set apart to the prophetic office by a more express or explicit commission, as his work grew more upon his hands: or perhaps, having seen little success of his ministry, he began to think of giving it up; and therefore God saw fit to renew his commission here in this chapter, in such a manner as might excite and encourage his zeal and industry in… Read the whole commentary →

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