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16 (A)Wash yourselves, (B)purify yourselves;
(C)Remove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes.
(D)Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good;
(E)Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
(F)Execute justice for the [a]orphan,
Plead for the widow.

18 “Come now, and (G)let us reason together,”
Says Yahweh,
(H)Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.
19 (I)If you are willing and obey,
You will (J)eat the best of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be (K)eaten by the sword.”
For (L)the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or fatherless

16 Wash(A) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(B)
    stop doing wrong.(C)
17 Learn to do right;(D) seek justice.(E)
    Defend the oppressed.[a](F)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(G)
    plead the case of the widow.(H)

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(I)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(J)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(K)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(L)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(M)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(N)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”(O)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(P)

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

For (A)if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly (B)do justice between a man and his neighbor,

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If you really change(A) your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,(B)

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23 But this is [a]what I commanded them, saying, ‘(A)Listen to My voice, and (B)I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in the entire way which I command you, that it may (C)be well with you.’

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  1. Jeremiah 7:23 Lit the word which

23 but I gave them this command:(A) Obey(B) me, and I will be your God and you will be my people.(C) Walk in obedience to all(D) I command you, that it may go well(E) with you.

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“Do not be (A)like your fathers, to whom the (B)former prophets called out, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “(C)Return now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.”’ But they did (D)not listen or give heed to Me,” declares Yahweh.

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Do not be like your ancestors,(A) to whom the earlier prophets(B) proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways(C) and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me,(D) declares the Lord.(E)

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