1During the year that King Uzziah died, Yahweh showed me a vision. In the vision, I saw Yahweh sitting on a throne, high above everyone. He was wearing a very long robe that covered the floor of the temple.
2Above him were standing several winged creatures. Each of them had six wings. They covered their faces with two of their wings, they covered their feet with two of their wings, and they flew using two of their wings.
3They were calling to each other, saying,
4When they spoke, it caused the doorposts of the temple to shake, and the temple was filled with smoke.
5Then I said, “Terrible things will happen to me, because everything that I say [MTY] is sinful, and I live among people who constantly say [MTY] sinful things. I will be destroyed because I have seen the Commander of the armies of angels!”
6Then one of the winged creatures took a hot coal from the altar, using a pair of tongs. He flew to me
7and touched my lips with the coal. Then he said, “Look at what I have done. I have touched your lips with this coal. Now your guilt is ended, and your sins are forgiven [DOU].”
8Then I heard Yahweh asking, “Whom shall I send to be a messenger to my people? Who will go and speak for us?” I replied, “I will. Send me!”
9Then he said,
10What you(sg) say will cause these people to become stubborn [IDM];
11Then I said, “How long do you want me to continue to do that?”
12Do it until I have ◄exiled everyone/forced everyone to go to their enemies’ lands► far away,
13If even one tenth of the people survive and stay there,