6. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs.
7. He touched my mouth with it and said:Now that this has touched your lips,your wickedness is removedand your sin is atoned for.
8. 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.
9. And He replied:Go! Say to these people:Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.
10. Dull the minds of these people;deafen their ears and blind their eyes;otherwise they might see with their eyesand hear with their ears,understand with their minds,turn back, and be healed.
11. 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,