Bible in Basic English
"Then a winged one came to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from off the altar with the fire-spoon."
— Isaiah 6:6, Bible in Basic English
“Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.”
And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.
And the bases of the door-pillars were shaking at the sound of his cry, and the house was full of smoke.
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.
Then a winged one came to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from off the altar with the fire-spoon.
And after touching my mouth with it, he said, See, your lips have been touched with this; and your evil is taken away, and you are made clean from sin.
And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.
And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.