1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and lofty throne. The bottom of his robe filled the temple.
2 Angels were standing above him. Each had six wings: With two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
3 They called to each other and said,
4 Their voices shook the foundations of the doorposts, and the temple filled with smoke.
5 So I said, “Oh, no!
6 Then one of the angels flew to me. In his hand was a burning coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs.
7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “This has touched your lips. Your guilt has been taken away, and your sin has been forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom will I send? Who will go for us?”
9 And he said, “Go and tell these people,
10 Make these people close-minded.
11 I asked, “How long, O Lord?”
12 The Lord will send his people far away,
13 Even if one out of ten people is left in it,