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Isaiah 6:8

Witness and missionServing othersGod's will and calling

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

7 And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
KJV
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
WEB
I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”
ASV
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
DARBY
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.
BLB
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom will I send, and who will go for Us?” And I said “Here [am] I—send me!”
ÅB
Da hørte jeg Herrens røst: Hvem skal jeg sende, og hvem vil gå for oss? Da sa jeg: Se, her er jeg, send meg!
OTB
Da hørte jeg Herrens røst si: "Hvem skal jeg sende, og hvem vil gå for oss?" Og jeg sa: "Her er jeg. Send meg!"
B1930
Da hørte jeg Herrens røst: Hvem skal jeg sende, og hvem vil gå for oss? Da sa jeg: Se, her er jeg, send mig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 4:10–13

    “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

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  • Acts 26:16–17

    ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

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  • Ephesians 3:8

    Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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  • Acts 22:21

    Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

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  • Isaiah 65:1

    “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

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  • Matthew 4:20–22

    And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

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  • Acts 20:24

    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:33–36

    Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

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