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Isaiah 6:4

“And the pivots of the thresholds shook at the voice of the one who called, and the house was filling with smoke.”

Isaiah 6:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah sees Adonai on the throne, and the seraphim cry "Holy, holy, holy"HolinessIsaiah sees God on the throne and the seraphim calling “Holy, holy, holy”Praise and worship

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Allusion · Revelation 15:8

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Both texts say that the sanctuary was filled with smoke.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • יִמָּלֵאyimaleH4390ἐγεμίσθηegemisthēG1072“fill”
  • עָשָׁןashanH6227καπνοῦkapnouG2586“smoke”

Isaiah 6:4, word by word

And the pivotsאַמּוֹתamot

pivot

The firm lower part on which a door turns.

Where else “amot” appears
of the thresholdsסִּפִּיםsipim

threshold

The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.

Where else “sipim” appears
shookיָּנֻעוּyanuu

stagger

To shake, tremble, totter.

Where else “yanuu” appears
at the voiceקּוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” appears
of the one who calledקּוֹרֵאkore

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

Where else “kore” appears
and the houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bayit” appears
was fillingיִמָּלֵאyimale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “yimale” appears
with smokeעָשָׁןashan

smoke

Smoke.

Where else “ashan” appears

The context

3And one called to another and said, “Holy, holy, holy is YHWH Tsevaot; the fullness of all the earth is his glory.”

4 · This verse (above)

5And I said, “Woe to me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and in the midst of a people of unclean lips I dwell; for the King, YHWH Tsevaot, my eyes have seen.”

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