Isaiah 6:1
“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.”
— Isaiah 6:1
About this verse
Isaiah 6:1 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is temple. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include theophany, divine vision, calling. Notable phrases: I saw the Lord; high and lifted up.
Speaker
Isaiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
vision
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