A Live Coal
Isaiah 6:6-7
Then flew one of the seraphim to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:…


The rendering of the A.V., "a live coal," i.e., a burning log (for of course in those days the fuel was wood), is totally wrong, and, indeed, the conception is too grotesque to be for a moment entertained.

(P. Thomson, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

WEB: 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.




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