Isaiah 1:16-18

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An Invitation to Reconciliation

¹⁶“Wash yourselves,
    and^[a] make yourselves clean;
remove your evil behavior
    from my presence;
        stop practicing what is evil.
¹⁷Learn 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.

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Isaiah 1:16 So 1QIsa^a; 4QIsa^f 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 1QIsa^a LXX; 4QIsa^f MT read they’re red like crimson

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Isaiah 1:16-18 International Standard Version

An Invitation to Reconciliation

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Isaiah 1:16-18

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