6:1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death, ¹  I saw the sovereign master ²  seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple. 6:2 Seraphs ³  stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, ⁴  and they used the remaining two to fly. 6:3 They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy ⁵  is the Lord who commands armies! ⁶  His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!” 6:4 The sound of their voices shook the door frames, ⁷  and the temple was filled with smoke.

6:5 I said, “Too bad for me! I am destroyed, ⁸  for my lips are contaminated by sin, ⁹  and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. ¹⁰  My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies.” ¹¹  6:6 But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs. 6:7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven.” ¹²