Isaiah 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”

Isaiah 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!””

Isaiah 6:5 — World English Bible

Isaiah 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Isaiah 6:5 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I say, `Woe to me, for I have been silent, For a man--unclean of lips <FI>am<Fi> I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.'”

Isaiah 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I said, Woe unto me! for I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Isaiah 6:5 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then I sayd, Wo is me: for I am vndone, because I am a man of polluted lips, and I dwell in the middes of a people of polluted lips: for mine eyes haue seene the King and Lord of hostes.”

Isaiah 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 6:5 in Context — Isaiah 6

3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

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What Does Isaiah 6:5 Mean?

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