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And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered: “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate, <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate, <a href="/nasb/isaiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then I said, &#8220Lord, how long?&#8221 And He answered, &#8220Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate, <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people, And the land is utterly desolate, <a href="/lsb/isaiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He said, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people, And the land is devastated to desolation, <a href="/amp/isaiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, And houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate, <a href="/csb/isaiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I said, “Until when, Lord? ” And he replied: Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, houses are without people, the land is ruined and desolate, <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I said, &#8220Until when, Lord?&#8221 And He replied: Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, houses are without people, the land is ruined and desolate, <a href="/asv/isaiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste, <a href="/cev/isaiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then I asked the LORD, "How long will this last?" The LORD answered: Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until their fields are empty, <a href="/erv/isaiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste, <a href="/gwt/isaiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I asked, "How long, O Lord?" And he replied, "Until the cities lie in ruins with no one living in them, the houses have no people, and the land is completely desolate. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> I asked, "How long will it be like this, Lord?" He answered, "Until the cities are ruined and empty--until the houses are uninhabited--until the land itself is a desolate wasteland. <a href="/isv/isaiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then I asked, "For how long, LORD?" He replied: "Until cities lie waste, without inhabitants, and houses without people; and the land becomes utterly desolate. <a href="/msb/isaiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then I asked: ?How long, O Lord?? And He replied: ?Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, <a href="/net/isaiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a> I replied, "How long, sovereign master?" He said, "Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated, <a href="/nheb/isaiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then I said, "LORD, how long?" He answered, "Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste, <a href="/wbt/isaiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities shall be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate; <a href="/web/isaiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Then I said, “Lord, how long?” He answered, “Until cities are waste without inhabitant, houses without man, the land becomes utterly waste, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I say, “Until when, O Lord?” And He says, “Surely until cities have been ruined without inhabitant, "" And houses without man, "" And the ground is ruined—a desolation, <a href="/ylt/isaiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I say, 'Till when, O Lord?' And He saith, 'Surely till cities have been wasted without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the ground be wasted -- a desolation, <a href="/slt/isaiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And saying, How long, O Lord? And he will say, Till when the cities were laid waste from not being inhabited, and the houses from not a man, and the land shall be laid waste with desolation.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I said: How long, O Lord? And he said: Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land shall be left desolate. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I said, “For how long, O Lord?” And he said, “Until the cities are desolate, without an inhabitant, and the houses are without a man, and the land will be left behind, deserted.” <a href="/nabre/isaiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a> “How long, O Lord?” I asked. And he replied: Until the cities are desolate, without inhabitants, Houses, without people, and the land is a desolate waste. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” And he said: “Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is utterly desolate;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then I said, How long, O LORD? And he said, Until the cities lie waste without inhabitants and the houses without men and the land be utterly desolate <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I said: “Until when, LORD JEHOVAH?” And he said: “Until cities will be wasted that are without an inhabitant and houses that are without men, and the land will be destroyed and will be desolate<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said I: 'Lord, how long?' And He answered: 'Until cities be waste without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the land become utterly waste, <a href="/sep/isaiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I said, How long, O Lord? And he said, Until cities be deserted by reason of their not being inhabited, and the houses by reason of there being no men, and the land shall be left desolate. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/6-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1316" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/6.htm">Isaiah's Commission</a> …10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” 11<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then I asked:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">“How long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when."></a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And He replied:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">“Until</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/7582.htm" title="7582: šā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To make a din or crash, crash into ruins. A primitive root; to rush; by implication, to desolate.">lie ruined</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">inhabitant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇāt·tîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">until the houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">are left unoccupied</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7582.htm" title="7582: tiš·šā·’eh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To make a din or crash, crash into ruins. A primitive root; to rush; by implication, to desolate.">is desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">and ravaged,</a> 12until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Jeremiah 4:27</a> For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction. <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a> And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4</a> How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.” <a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22-23</a> “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’? / Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28-29</a> I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through. / Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’ <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a> Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population. <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a> So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah. <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge. <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a> But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,Lord<a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Psalm 74:10</a> O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?<a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Psalm 90:13</a> Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.<a href="/psalms/94-3.htm">Psalm 94:3</a> LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?until the<a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a> Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.<a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.<a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-12</a> Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… utterly desolate.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/songs/6-5.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Ravaged</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-2.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ravaged</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-2.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-12.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-12.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 6</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory</a> 5. <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Being terrified, has apprehensions removed</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">He offers himself, and is sent to show the obstinacy of the people</a> 13. <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">A remnant shall be saved</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” Isaiah's question reflects a deep concern for the fate of his people. This inquiry is not just about time but about the extent of judgment. It echoes the cries of other prophets and psalmists who sought understanding of God's timing (e.g., <a href="/psalms/13.htm">Psalm 13:1</a>, <a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2</a>). It shows the prophet's empathy and his desire for restoration.And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, This response indicates a complete and thorough judgment. The imagery of ruined cities is consistent with the consequences of disobedience outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian exile when Jerusalem and other cities were destroyed (<a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">2 Kings 25:8-10</a>). The desolation serves as a warning and a call to repentance.until the houses are left unoccupied The abandonment of houses signifies a total societal collapse. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a house was not just a dwelling but a symbol of family and legacy. The empty houses represent the loss of community and continuity. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the exile, where the Israelites were removed from their land and homes.and the land is desolate and ravaged, The desolation of the land is a direct consequence of the people's sin, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-35</a>. The land, once flowing with milk and honey, becomes barren, reflecting the spiritual barrenness of the people. This devastation also points to the need for a future restoration, which is ultimately fulfilled in the coming of Christ, who brings spiritual renewal and hope for a new creation (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who reveals His plans and purposes to Isaiah. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, facing impending judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a> Isaiah's vision of God's holiness and the subsequent commissioning to prophesy to a rebellious people. 5. <a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a> The prophesied outcome for the land and cities due to the people's persistent sin and rejection of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a> God's judgment is a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of His holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Prophets like Isaiah are called to deliver difficult messages. Their role is crucial in guiding people back to God, even when the message is one of impending judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God leads to desolation and ruin. This serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient to God's commands. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While judgment is severe, it is not the end. God's ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption for those who turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a> Believers are called to remain steadfast in their faith, trusting in God's plan even when circumstances seem bleak.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 6</a> <a href="/q/how_to_interpret_'israel_of_god'_in_gal._6_16.htm">How do we interpret the phrase 'the Israel of God' (Galatians 6:16) without contradicting Old Testament references to Israel's unique covenant?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a> <a href="/q/why_claim_unbuilt_cities,_unplanted_crops.htm">Why should the Israelites claim cities they did not build and harvest crops they did not plant (Deuteronomy 6:10-11), and doesn't this raise ethical dilemmas?</a> <a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Lord, how long?--The prophet asks the question which is ever on the lips of those who are brought face to face with the problems of the world, with the great mystery of evil, sin permitted to work out fresh evil as its punishment, and yet remaining evil. How long shall all this last? So a later prophet, towards the close of the seventy years of exile, cried once again, "How long?" (<a href="/daniel/8-13.htm" title="Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said to that certain saint which spoke, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?">Daniel 8:13</a>). So the cry, "How long, O Lord, dost thou not judge?" came from the souls beneath the altar (<a href="/revelation/6-10.htm" title="And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?">Revelation 6:10</a>).Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant.--The words answer the immediate question of the prophet within its horizon. They suggest an answer to all analogous questions. Stroke after stroke must come, judgment after judgment, till the sin has been adequately punished; but the darkness of the prospect, terrible as it is, does not exclude the glimmer of an eternal hope for the far-off future.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Then said I, Lord, how long? Either, "How long am I to continue this preaching?" or, "How long is this blindness and callousness of the people to continue?" Isaiah assumes that he has not heard as yet God's final purpose; that there is some merciful intention kept in reserve, which is to take effect after the close of the period of judgment. The cities... the houses; rather, cities... houses. An entire desolation of the whole land, and extermination of its inhabitants, is not prophesied, and never took place. Nebuchadnezzar "left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen" (<a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a>). Even when the great mass of these persons went into Egypt and perished there (<a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Jeremiah 44:11-27</a>), a certain number escaped and returned to Palestine (<a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Jeremiah 44:14, 28</a>). The land; rather, the ground, the soil. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/6-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then I asked, וָאֹמַ֕ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “How long, עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while O Lord?” אֲדֹנָ֑י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord And He replied, וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Until עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while cities עָרִ֜ים (‘ā·rîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement lie in ruins שָׁא֨וּ (šā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7582.htm">Strong's 7582: </a> To make a din or crash, crash into ruins without מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle an inhabitant, יוֹשֵׁ֗ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry until the houses וּבָתִּים֙ (ū·ḇāt·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house are left unoccupied, מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle and the land וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה (wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land is desolate תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה (tiš·šā·’eh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7582.htm">Strong's 7582: </a> To make a din or crash, crash into ruins and ravaged, שְׁמָמָֽה׃ (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 6:11 Then I said Lord how long? 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