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Isaiah 1:16-18
International Standard Version
Isaiah 1:16-18
International Standard Version
An Invitation to Reconciliation
16 “Wash yourselves,
and[a] make yourselves clean;
remove your evil behavior
from my presence;
stop practicing what is evil.
17 Learn to practice what is good;
seek justice,
alleviate oppression,[b]
defend orphans[c] in court,
and[d] plead the widow’s case.
18 “Please come,
and let’s reason together,” implores the Lord.
“Even though your[e] sins are like scarlet,
they’ll be white like snow.
Though they’re like crimson,[f]
they’ll become like wool.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:16 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsaf MT lack and
- Isaiah 1:17 Or rescue the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:17 Or defend the fatherless
- Isaiah 1:17 DSS MT lack and
- Isaiah 1:18 Lit. your (pl.)
- Isaiah 1:18 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsaf MT read they’re red like crimson
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