“One seraph called to another.
They said.
‘Holy,
Holy,
Holy
Is Yahweh of hosts!
The whole earth
Is full of his glory.’
The foundation pivots
On the thresholds
Shook at the voices
Of those who called.
The house was filled
With smoke.”
Now the seraphs cried out about the holiness of Yahweh, the Lord. The whole earth is full of his glory. This simple phrase of triple holiness became part of the introduction to the later Christian or Roman Catholic consecration at the Liturgy of the Eucharist with its famous “Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus.” Emphasizing the holiness of Yahweh was a major theme of the biblical writings. These voices were so strong that they shook the foundation pivots of the threshold to the Temple. On top of that, the whole Temple or house of Yahweh was filled with smoke.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 