Isaiah

Isaiah 6:5

⁵Then I said:

“Woe is me,

for I am ruined,

because I am a man of unclean lips

dwelling among a people of unclean lips;

for my eyes have seen the King,

the LORD of Hosts.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	וָאֹמַ֞ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Woe	אֽוֹי־	’ō·w-	Interjection	H188 woe!
is me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
for	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am ruined	נִדְמֵ֗יתִי	niḏ·mê·ṯî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹ֔כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am a man	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of unclean	טְמֵֽא־	ṭə·mê-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2931 unclean
lips	שְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙	śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H8193 lip, speech, edge
dwelling	יוֹשֵׁ֑ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among	וּבְתוֹךְ֙	ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
a people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
of unclean	טְמֵ֣א	ṭə·mê	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2931 unclean
lips	שְׂפָתַ֔יִם	śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H8193 lip, speech, edge
for	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my eyes	עֵינָֽי׃	‘ê·nāy	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
have seen	רָא֥וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
the King	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 5:8–9 · James 3:6–10 · Jeremiah 1:6 · Jeremiah 9:3–8 · Matthew 12:34–37 · Exodus 6:30 · Isaiah 29:13 · Exodus 4:10 · Ezekiel 2:6–8 · Exodus 6:12 · Ezekiel 33:31 · Revelation 1:16–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.