Read the Bible
KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE

Isaiah 6:2–4

TEXT EDITION
Pure Cambridge Edition selected
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
Share
Email linkOpen a new message in your email app
Read chapterReport issue
More

PASSAGE SELECTION

Build from either side

3 selected · 10 available

Add or remove verses within this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.

SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

Cross References

All 58 ranked passages are available for comparison.

From verse 2

  1. Revelation 4:8Rank 1 from verse 2
    Open

    8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

  2. Ezekiel 1:11Rank 2 from verse 2
    Open

    11Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

  3. Psalms 103:20Rank 3 from verse 2
    Open

    20Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

  4. Psalms 104:4Rank 4 from verse 2
    Open

    4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

  5. 1 Kings 6:24Rank 5 from verse 2
    Open

    24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

  6. Isaiah 6:6Rank 6 from verse 2
    Open

    6Then 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. Psalms 18:10Rank 7 from verse 2
    Open

    10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

  8. Zechariah 3:4Rank 8 from verse 2
    Open

    4And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

  9. 1 Kings 22:19Rank 9 from verse 2
    Open

    19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

  10. 1 Kings 6:27Rank 10 from verse 2
    Open

    27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

  11. 1 Kings 8:7Rank 11 from verse 2
    Open

    7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

  12. Daniel 7:10Rank 12 from verse 2
    Open

    10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

  13. Exodus 25:20Rank 13 from verse 2
    Open

    20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

  14. Exodus 37:9Rank 14 from verse 2
    Open

    9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

  15. Ezekiel 1:24Rank 15 from verse 2
    Open

    24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

  16. Ezekiel 1:6Rank 16 from verse 2
    Open

    6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

  17. Ezekiel 1:9Rank 17 from verse 2
    Open

    9Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

  18. Ezekiel 10:21Rank 18 from verse 2
    Open

    21Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

  19. Job 1:6Rank 19 from verse 2
    Open

    6¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

  20. Job 15:15Rank 20 from verse 2
    Open

    15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

  21. Revelation 14:6Rank 21 from verse 2
    Open

    6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

  22. Revelation 7:11Rank 22 from verse 2
    Open

    11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

  23. Revelation 8:13Rank 23 from verse 2
    Open

    13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

  24. 1 Kings 19:13Rank 24 from verse 2
    Open

    13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

  25. Daniel 9:21Rank 25 from verse 2
    Open

    21Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

  26. Exodus 3:6Rank 26 from verse 2
    Open

    6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

  27. Genesis 17:3Rank 27 from verse 2
    Open

    3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

  28. Job 4:18Rank 28 from verse 2
    Open

    18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

  29. Psalms 89:7Rank 29 from verse 2
    Open

    7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

  30. Ezekiel 1:4Rank 30 from verse 2
    Open

    4¶ And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

  31. Ezekiel 10:16Rank 31 from verse 2
    Open

    16And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

  32. Hebrews 1:7Rank 32 from verse 2
    Open

    7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

  33. Luke 1:10Rank 33 from verse 2
    Open

    10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

From verse 3

  1. Revelation 4:8–9Rank 1 from verse 3
    Open

    8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

    9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

  2. Psalms 72:19Rank 2 from verse 3
    Open

    19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  3. Exodus 15:11Rank 3 from verse 3
    Open

    11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  4. Ezra 3:11Rank 4 from verse 3
    Open

    11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

  5. Numbers 14:21Rank 5 from verse 3
    Open

    21But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

  6. Exodus 15:20–21Rank 6 from verse 3
    Open

    20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

    21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  7. Isaiah 11:9–10Rank 7 from verse 3
    Open

    9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

    10¶ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

  8. Isaiah 40:5Rank 8 from verse 3
    Open

    5And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  9. Habakkuk 2:14Rank 9 from verse 3
    Open

    14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  10. Isaiah 24:16Rank 10 from verse 3
    Open

    16¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

  11. Psalms 24:7–10Rank 11 from verse 3
    Open

    7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

    8Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

    9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

    10Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

  12. Psalms 57:11Rank 12 from verse 3
    Open

    11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

  13. Zechariah 14:9Rank 13 from verse 3
    Open

    9And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

  14. Psalms 19:1–3Rank 14 from verse 3
    Open

    1THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

    2Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

    3There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

  15. Revelation 15:3–4Rank 15 from verse 3
    Open

    3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

    4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  16. Ephesians 1:18Rank 16 from verse 3
    Open

    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

From verse 4

  1. Revelation 15:8Rank 1 from verse 4
    Open

    8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

  2. 1 Kings 8:10–12Rank 2 from verse 4
    Open

    10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,

    11So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

    12¶ Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

  3. 2 Chronicles 5:13–1Rank 3 from verse 4
    Open

    Verse text is unavailable.

  4. Exodus 40:34Rank 4 from verse 4
    Open

    34¶ Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

  5. Ezekiel 10:5Rank 5 from verse 4
    Open

    5And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

  6. Revelation 11:19Rank 6 from verse 4
    Open

    19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

  7. Amos 9:1Rank 7 from verse 4
    Open

    1I SAW the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

  8. Psalms 18:8Rank 8 from verse 4
    Open

    8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

  9. Ezekiel 1:24Rank 9 from verse 4
    Open

    24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

Open a word for its full definition and concordance.

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 6:2

COMBINED MEANING

wings

↗

Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

twain

↗

Two persons or things considered together or separately; a pair or both of two.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

covered

↗

Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

face

↗

The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fly

↗

Sense 1: To move through the air by wings. Sense 2: To flee, rush, or pass away swiftly. Sense 3: As a noun, a winged insect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 6:3

COMBINED MEANING

cried

↗

1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

another

↗

1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

holy

↗

Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

↗

1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

↗

Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

glory

↗

Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 6:4

COMBINED MEANING

posts

↗

Sense 1: Upright supports or doorposts. Sense 2: Messengers or couriers sent swiftly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

moved

↗

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cried

↗

1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

house

↗

Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

filled

↗

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

smoke

↗

Sense 1: The visible vapour or substance given off in combustion. Sense 2: As a verb, to emit smoke or vapour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

FOLLOW THE THEME

Related Concepts

Choose a connected KJV word or phrase to find where it appears in scripture.

READ THE PASSAGE

View in context

Suggested context · Isaiah 6:1–4

The selected passage is highlighted. Context is a study aid.

6:1IN the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

6:2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

Selected passage

6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

Selected passage

6:4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Selected passage

LOCAL PASTOR DIRECTORY

Ask a Pastor Near You

Enter a U.S. ZIP code to find nearby pastors committed to holding fast the faithful word.

Your ZIP is processed in this browser from local data. It is not sent to a ZIP lookup service or to a church. ZIP coordinates from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.