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Isaiah 6:3

And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Seraphim standing above the throne address one another in the temple, declaring God's nature after covering themselves in reverence. The words — The text repeats קָדוֹשׁ (qāḏôš), meaning holy, three times to intensify the declaration, and uses קָרָא (qārā'), meaning called out, to describe the seraphim's vocal exchange. The thread — This declaration connects to Revelation 4:8, where heavenly beings similarly worship God day and night, and to Psalm 72:19, which echoes the phrase that the earth is full of His glory. Why it lands — The verse demands that a reader recognize divine holiness as absolute and pervasive, requiring a posture of awe rather than casual familiarity.

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The Hebrew words

וְקָרָ֨אve./ka.Ra'and/ he calledזֶ֤הzehthisאֶל־'el-toזֶה֙zehthisוְאָמַ֔רve./'a.Marand/ he saidקָד֧וֹשׁ׀ka.Do.osh[is] holyקָד֛וֹשׁka.Do.oshholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshholyיְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'[the] fullness ofכָל־khol-allהָאָ֖רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ earthכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.D/o[is] glory/ his

King James Version

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

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