Isaiah 6 · Verse 4

Isaiah 6:4

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
Isaiah 6:4, King James Version

Isaiah 6:4 in other translations

BSBAt the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
WEBThe foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
ASVAnd the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
YLTAnd the posts of the thresholds are moved by the voice of him who is calling, and the house is full of smoke.
DARBYAnd the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
BBEAnd the bases of the door-pillars were shaking at the sound of his cry, and the house was full of smoke.
WebsterAnd the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

What does Isaiah 6:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. posts of ... door--rather, foundations of the thresholds. house--temple. smoke--the Shekinah cloud (1Ki 8:10; Eze 10:4).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8

The vision which Isaiah beheld in the temple. (Is. 6:1-8) The Lord declares the blindness to come upon the Jewish nation, and the destruction which would follow. (Is. 6:9-13) Verses 1-8 In this figurative vision, the temple is thrown open to view, even to the most holy place. The prophet, standing outside the temple, sees the Divine Presence seated on the mercy-seat, raised over the ark of the covenant, between the…

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Isaiah 6:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.'uand they shookH5128
אַמּ֣וֹת'a.Mot[the] foundations ofH520
הַסִּפִּ֔יםha.si.Pimthe thresholdsH5592
מִקּ֖וֹלmi.Kolfrom [the] voice ofH6963
הַקּוֹרֵ֑אha.ko.Re'the [one who] calledH7121
וְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitand the houseH1004
יִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'it was filledH4390
עָשָֽׁן\׃'a.ShansmokeH6227

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 6:4

  • Revelation 15:8

    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

  • Revelation 11:19

    And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:13-6:1

    It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

  • Exodus 40:34

    Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

  • 1 Kings 8:10-12

    And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

  • Ezekiel 10:5

    And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

  • Amos 9:1

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

  • Psalms 18:8

    There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

  • Ezekiel 1:24

    And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
posts.
Eze 1:24; 10:5; Am 9:1
door. Heb. thresholds. the house.
Ex 40:34; 1Ki 8:10-12; 2Ch 5:13,14; 6:1; Ps 18:8; Re 11:19; 15:8

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Context

  • Isaiah 6:3

    And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

  • Isaiah 6:4

    And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

  • Isaiah 6:5

    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.

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Isaiah 6:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los quiciales de las puertas se estremecieron con la voz del que clamaba, y la casa se hinchió de humo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fondements des seuils étaient ébranlés à la voix de celui qui criait, et la maison était remplie de fumée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es erbebten die Grundfesten der Schwellen von der Stimme der Rufenden, und das Haus wurde mit Rauch erfüllt. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et commota sunt superliminaria cardinum a voce clamantis, et domus repleta est fumo.