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Berean Standard Bible

“Then 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.””

Isaiah 6:5

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Isaiah sees the Lord high and lifted up in the temple, with seraphim crying that he is holy. The doorposts shake and smoke fills the house.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then 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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

King James Version (KJV)

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces dije: ¡Ay de mí! que soy muerto; que siendo hombre inmundo de labios, y habitando en medio de pueblo que tiene labios inmundos, han visto mis ojos al Rey, Jehová de los ejércitos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces dije: «¡Esta es mi muerte! Porque soy un pecador de boca impura, miembro de una raza pecadora, de inmunda boca, y sin embargo he mirado al Rey, al Señor Todopoderoso».

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