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But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, “Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven.”[a] I heard the voice of the Lord say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?”[b] I answered, “Here I am, send me!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:7 tn Or “ritually cleansed,” or “atoned for” (NIV).
  2. Isaiah 6:8 tn Heb “for us.” The plural pronoun refers to the Lord, the seraphs, and the rest of the heavenly assembly.

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal(A) in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips;(B) your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.(C)

Then I heard the voice(D) of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?(E) And who will go for us?(F)

And I said, “Here am I.(G) Send me!”

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