Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And I heard the voice of LORD, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, I am here, send me.

New American Standard Bible

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

King James Version

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Holman Bible

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

Who should I send?
Who will go for Us?


I said:

Here I am. Send me.

International Standard Version

Then I heard the voice of the LORD as he was asking, "Whom will I send? Who will go for us?" "Here I am!" I replied. "Send me."

American Standard Version

And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.

Amplified

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.

Julia Smith Translation

And I shall hear the voice of Jehovah, saying, Whom shall I send, and who shall go for us? and behold me saying, Send me.

King James 2000

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then I heard [the] voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "I [am] here! Send me!"

Modern King James verseion

And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After this I heard the voice of the LORD, taking advisement on this manner, "Whom shall I send, and who will be our messenger?" Then I said, "Here am I, send me."

NET Bible

I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, "Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?" I answered, "Here I am, send me!"

New Heart English Bible

I heard the Lord's voice, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me."

The Emphasized Bible

Then heard I the voice of My Lord, saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said - Here am I - send me.

Webster

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

World English Bible

I heard the Lord's voice, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me!"

Youngs Literal Translation

And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: 'Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, 'Here am I, send me.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

of the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

and who will go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

I, Here am I send
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

Images Isaiah 6:8

Prayers for Isaiah 6:8

Context Readings

Isaiah's Commission

7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this has touched thy lips, and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin forgiven. 8 And I heard the voice of LORD, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, I am here, send me. 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but do not understand, and see ye indeed, but do not perceive.

Cross References

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image--after our likeness--and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that

Genesis 3:22

And LORD God said, Behold, the man has become as one of us--to know good and evil--and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever--

Ezekiel 10:5

And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

Genesis 3:8-10

And they heard the voice of LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Genesis 11:7

Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand each other's speech.

Exodus 4:10-13

And Moses said to LORD, Oh, LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou have spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Deuteronomy 4:33-36

Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou have heard, and live?

1 Kings 22:20

And LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

Isaiah 65:1

I was {manifested (LXX/NT)} by those who did not ask {for me (LXX/NT)}. I am found by those who did not seek me. I said, Behold me, behold me, to a nation that was not called by my name.

Ezekiel 1:24

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host. When they stood, they let down their wings.

Acts 20:24

But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good-news of the grace of God.

Acts 22:21

And he said to me, Depart, because I will send thee far away to Gentiles.

Acts 26:16-17

But arise, and stand upon thy feet, for I appeared to thee for this, to appoint thee an assistant and a witness both of things that thou saw, and of the things that I will make visible to thee,

Acts 28:25-28

And being discord among each other, they departed after Paul spoke one thing, saying, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

Ephesians 3:8

To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good-news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,

Matthew 4:20-22

And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him.

Acts 9:4

And after falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me?

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