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Isaiah confesses he is unclean and living among an unclean people after seeing the King (Isaiah 6:5). A seraph touches his mouth with a burning coal from the altar and declares his guilt taken away and sin atoned for (Isaiah 6:6-7).
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Isaiah pronounces woe on those who join house to house and field to field, hoarding land (Isaiah 5:8). He also denounces those driven by drinking and pleasure who do not regard the LORD’s work (Isaiah 5:11-12). Other woes include calling evil good, self-wise pride, and bribery that denies justice to the righteous (Isaiah 5:20-23).
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In Isaiah’s vision, the seraphim repeatedly declare God as “holy” and say “the whole earth is full of his glory” (Isaiah 6:3). The statement is part of the throne-room scene where God’s presence causes shaking and smoke in the temple (Isaiah 6:4).
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In Isaiah’s vision, God judges between nations and resolves disputes, leading to weapons being repurposed into farming tools (Isaiah 2:4). The line summarizes a future picture of peace where nations no longer train for war (Isaiah 2:4).
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The passage contrasts deep-stained sin with promised cleansing: “though your sins are like scarlet… they shall be as white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18). It is set within a call to stop doing evil and learn to do good, including seeking justice and defending the vulnerable (Isaiah 1:16-17).
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Isaiah describes Judah as rebellious, wounded, and spiritually sick, with the land devastated and cities burned (Isaiah 1:2-7). He says only a small remnant is left, like a survivor after judgment (Isaiah 1:8-9). The chapter links the crisis to persistent wrongdoing and injustice (Isaiah 1:21-23).
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Isaiah foretells that the mountain of the LORD’s house will be established and nations will stream to it (Isaiah 2:2). The nations seek instruction, and the result includes settled disputes and an end to training for war (Isaiah 2:3-4).
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Isaiah portrays the LORD standing to judge and specifically targets elders and officials (Isaiah 3:13-14). They are accused of devouring the vineyard and crushing the poor, with stolen goods in their houses (Isaiah 3:14-15).
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Isaiah says the LORD will create a cloud by day and a flaming fire by night over Mount Zion and its assemblies (Isaiah 4:5). This “canopy” is described as shade from heat and shelter from storm and rain (Isaiah 4:6).
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Isaiah says he saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, with the train of his robe filling the temple (Isaiah 6:1). Seraphim call “Holy, holy, holy,” and the foundations shake while the house fills with smoke (Isaiah 6:2-4).
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Isaiah describes people urging consultation of mediums and necromancers and counters it with, “To the teaching and to the testimony!” (Isaiah 8:19-20). The passage depicts those who reject this as passing through distress and darkness, with gloom and anguish (Isaiah 8:21-22).
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Isaiah says a child is born and a son is given, and “the government shall be upon his shoulder” (Isaiah 9:6). The verse lists throne names such as “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). The next lines describe endless government and peace on David’s throne with justice and righteousness (Isaiah 9:7).
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Isaiah pronounces woe on those who make unjust decrees and write oppressive statutes (Isaiah 10:1). The charge includes turning aside the needy, robbing the poor of justice, and preying on widows and the fatherless (Isaiah 10:2). It warns of an approaching day of punishment with nowhere to flee (Isaiah 10:3).
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Isaiah hears the Lord ask, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” (Isaiah 6:8). Isaiah responds, “Here I am! Send me,” marking his commission to be sent with God’s message (Isaiah 6:8).
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Isaiah describes a future moment when “the Branch of the LORD” will be beautiful and glorious, connected with renewed fruitfulness for survivors in Israel (Isaiah 4:2). The context focuses on those who remain in Zion being called holy after cleansing (Isaiah 4:3-4).
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Isaiah describes a coming day when human pride is brought low and the LORD alone is exalted (Isaiah 2:11-12). The passage lists lofty things that will be humbled and shows people hiding in fear of the LORD’s majesty (Isaiah 2:17-21).
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Isaiah states a direct contrast: if the people are willing and obedient, they will “eat the good of the land,” but if they refuse and rebel, they will be “devoured by the sword” (Isaiah 1:19-20). The passage presents these as stated outcomes tied to response.
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Isaiah announces a sign: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). The message is given to the house of David in the context of the Syro-Ephraimite threat and God’s promise about what will happen to the two kings (Isaiah 7:1-2).
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Isaiah sings of a well-prepared vineyard that unexpectedly yields wild grapes (Isaiah 5:1-2). The song identifies the vineyard as Israel and Judah, and says God looked for justice but found bloodshed, and looked for righteousness but heard an outcry (Isaiah 5:7).
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Isaiah says offerings, festivals, and assemblies are rejected because they are paired with violence and wrongdoing (Isaiah 1:13-15). The problem is not the rituals alone but hands “full of blood” and ignored justice (Isaiah 1:15-17).
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Isaiah says Jerusalem and Judah stumble because their words and deeds are against the LORD, provoking his presence (Isaiah 3:8). The chapter also describes leaders harming the people and crushing the poor, which becomes part of the stated charge in God’s judgment scene (Isaiah 3:13-15).
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Isaiah is told to speak in a way that results in ongoing hearing without understanding and seeing without perceiving (Isaiah 6:9). The passage describes hearts dulled, ears heavy, and eyes shut so they do not turn and be healed (Isaiah 6:10).
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Isaiah identifies Assyria as “the rod of my anger” sent against a godless nation to seize spoil and tread people down (Isaiah 10:5-6). The passage also says Assyria does not mean this in its own heart, but intends destruction for its own purposes (Isaiah 10:7).
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The LORD tells Ahaz to ask for a sign “as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven” (Isaiah 7:11). Ahaz refuses, saying he will not ask or put the LORD to the test (Isaiah 7:12). Isaiah then says the Lord will give a sign anyway (Isaiah 7:13-14).