17     learn to do good;
(A)seek justice,
    correct oppression;
(B)bring justice to the fatherless,
    plead the widow's cause.

18 “Come now, (C)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as (D)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.
19 (E)If you are willing and obedient,
    you shall eat the good of the land;

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  1. Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

17 Learn to do right;(A) seek justice.(B)
    Defend the oppressed.[a](C)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(D)
    plead the case of the widow.(E)

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(F)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(G)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(H)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(I)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(J)

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