Isaiah 6:8

6:8 I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” 1  I answered, “Here I am, send me!”

Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah’s Commission

6:1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death, 2  I saw the sovereign master 3  seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.

Colossians 1:16-17

1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, 4  whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together 5  in him.

1 tn Heb “for us.” The plural pronoun refers to the Lord, the seraphs, and the rest of the heavenly assembly.

2 sn That is, approximately 740 b.c.

3 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 8, 11 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

4 tn BDAG 579 s.v. κυριότης 3 suggests “bearers of the ruling powers, dominions” here.

5 tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.