Isaiah 1:15-17

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¹⁵ When you ·raise your arms to me [^Lspread out your hands] in prayer,
    I will ·refuse to look at [look the other way; ^Lhide my eyes from] you.
Even if you say many prayers,
    I will not listen to you,
because your hands are ·full of [covered with] blood.
¹⁶ Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean.
    ·Stop doing the evil things I see you do [^LTake away your evil deeds from my eyes].
Stop doing wrong.
¹⁷     Learn to do ·good [right].
Seek justice.
    ·Punish those who hurt others [Rebuke the oppressor; or Encourage the oppressed].
·Help [Defend; Bring justice to] the ·orphans [fatherless].
    ·Stand up for the rights of [^LContend/Strive for] widows.”