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Isaiah 1:17-19
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 1:17-19
New Catholic Bible
17 and learn to do good.
Pursue justice and rescue the oppressed;
listen to the plea of the orphan[a]
and defend the widow.
18 Come now and let us discuss this,
says the Lord.
Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be like snow.
Though they are as red as crimson,
they shall become as white as wool.
19 If you are willing to obey,
you will eat the best food
that the land has to offer.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Orphan, widow: these were the people most defenseless and most exposed to injustice in the social order of the time. This is why they are constantly mentioned in ethical passages of the Bible.