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href="/bsb/isaiah/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />until the LORD has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />until the LORD has sent everyone away, and the entire land of Israel lies deserted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the LORD removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD have removed men far away, and <i>there be</i> a great forsaking in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD has removed men far away, And the forsaken places <i>are</i> many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has completely removed people, And there are many forsaken places in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has removed [His] people far away, And there are many deserted places in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD drives the people far away, leaving great emptiness in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD drives the people far away, leaving great emptiness in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Jehovah have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I have sent them far away, leaving their land in ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the LORD have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will send his people far away, and a large area in the middle of the land will be abandoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will send the people far away and make the whole land desolate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Until the LORD removes people far away, and there are many empty places in the middle of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD has sent the people off to a distant place, and the very heart of the land is completely abandoned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the LORD has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD shall have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and Yahweh has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many within the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has put man far off, "" And the forsaken part [is] great in the heart of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah hath put man far off, And great is the forsaken part in the heart of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah put man far away, and much forsaking in the midst of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord shall remove men far away, and she shall be multiplied that was left in the midst of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Lord will take the men far away, and she who will have been left behind will be multiplied in the midst of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Until the LORD sends the people far away, and great is the desolation in the midst of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />until the LORD sends everyone far away, and vast is the emptiness in the midst of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD shall have cast off men far away and there shall be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH shall remove men and shall increase desertion within the land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD have removed men far away, And the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And after this God shall remove the men far off, and they that are left upon the land shall be multiplied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1332" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/6.htm">Isaiah's Commission</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>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, <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">until the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">has driven men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: wə·ri·ḥaq (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">far away</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7231.htm" title="7231: wə·rab·bāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to cast together, i.e. Increase, especially in number; also to multiply by the myriad.">is utterly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5805.htm" title="5805: hā·‘ă·zū·ḇāh (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- Forsakenness, desolation. Feminine passive participle of azab; desertion.">forsaken.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a></span><br />There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Jeremiah 52:27</a></span><br />There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a></span><br />I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Ezekiel 12:15</a></span><br />And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27</a></span><br />Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20-21</a></span><br />Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></span><br />I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a></span><br />I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a></span><br />You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the middle of the land.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm">Isaiah 26:15</a></b></br> Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed <i>it</i> far <i>unto</i> all the ends of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11,21</a></b></br> Now the rest of the people <i>that were</i> left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></b></br> And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for <i>that</i> which he did in Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">a great</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Jeremiah 4:29</a></b></br> The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city <i>shall be</i> forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a></b></br> I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-20.htm">Lamentations 5:20</a></b></br> Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, <i>and</i> forsake us so long time?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Part</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Removes</a> <a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Solitude</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Removes</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Solitude</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Being terrified, has apprehensions removed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">He offers himself, and is sent to show the obstinacy of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">A remnant shall be saved</a></span><br></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'; 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Historically, this can be linked to the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles, where the Israelites were taken from their land as a consequence of their disobedience and idolatry. Theologically, it reflects God's sovereignty and justice, emphasizing that the exile is not merely a political or military event but a fulfillment of divine judgment. This dispersion is also a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>, where God warns of scattering His people if they turn away from Him. The phrase foreshadows the New Testament concept of spiritual exile and separation from God due to sin, which is reconciled through Christ.<p><b>and the land is utterly forsaken</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the complete desolation that will come upon the land. The term "utterly forsaken" suggests a total abandonment, which can be understood both physically and spiritually. Geographically, the land of Israel, once flowing with milk and honey, becomes barren and desolate, a stark contrast to its intended state. This desolation serves as a tangible sign of God's judgment and the consequences of the people's unfaithfulness. Culturally, the land was central to the identity and covenant relationship between God and Israel, so its forsakenness signifies a severe breach in that relationship. Prophetically, this desolation points to the need for restoration and redemption, themes that are fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ, who restores the broken relationship between God and humanity and promises a new creation where desolation is no more.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful, orchestrating events according to His divine will.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced impending judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event where the people of Judah were driven far away from their land as a consequence of their persistent sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the Promised Land, which becomes desolate as a result of the people's exile and God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Recognize that God's judgments are just and serve a purpose in His divine plan. He is sovereign over nations and history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Understand that persistent disobedience leads to severe consequences, as seen in the exile of Judah. This serves as a warning to remain faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God’s ultimate plan includes restoration and hope. The desolation is not the end, but a part of God's redemptive process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Reflect on personal and communal areas of disobedience and heed the call to repentance to avoid spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Trust in God's faithfulness to His promises, knowing that He will restore and redeem according to His covenant love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_astrology.htm">What is the Bible's stance on astrology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_christianity_the_only_way.htm">Are other religions wrong? What makes Christianity the only way?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_12_6_conflict_with_god's_omnipresence.htm">Isaiah 12:6: Does calling on the name of the Lord in Zion conflict with other biblical passages that suggest God's presence is not confined to a single geographic location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_the_supreme_name.htm">What does the Bible say about respecting parents?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">And the Lord have removed men far away.</span>--The words point to the policy of deportation adopted by the Assyrian kings. From the first hour of Isaiah's call the thought of an exile and a return from exile was the key-note of his teaching, and of that thought thus given in germ, his whole after-work was but a development, the horizon of his vision expanding and taking in the form of another empire than the Assyrian as the instrument of punishment.<p><span class= "bld">And there be a great forsaking.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">great shall be the deserted space. </span>(Comp. <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm" title="In my ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.">Isaiah 5:9</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/7-22.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.">Isaiah 7:22-23</a>.) The words may have connected themselves in Isaiah's thoughts with what he had heard before from the lips of Micah (<a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm" title="Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus said the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.">Jeremiah 26:18</a>; <a href="/micah/3-12.htm" title="Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.">Micah 3:12</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord have removed men far away.</span> The Assyrian and Babylonian policy of deportation is pointed at. Pul had attacked the kingdom of Israel ten or twelve years before Uzziah's death, and had perhaps made the Assyrian policy known, though he had allowed himself to be bought off (<a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19, 20</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And there be a great forsaking</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and the desolation be great</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> till a great portion of Judah be depopulated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">until the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has driven men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָדָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far away,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִחַ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ri·ḥaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become far or distant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is utterly</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרַבָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rab·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forsaken.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲזוּבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·zū·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5805.htm">Strong's 5805: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forsakenness, desolation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/6-12.htm">Isaiah 6:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/6-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 6:12 And Yahweh has removed men far away (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 6:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 6:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 6:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 6:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>