Isaías 1:16-18
O Livro
16 Oh! Lavem-se! Limpem-se! Que eu não vos veja mais praticar toda essa maldade! Acabem com a vossa má conduta! 17 Aprendam a prática do bem; aprendam a ser justos, a ajudar os oprimidos, os órfãos e as viúvas.
18 O Senhor diz: Venham então ter comigo e conversemos! Por mais profundas que sejam as manchas do vosso pecado, eu poderei tirá-las e tornar-vos tão limpos como a neve ao cair. Ainda que essas manchas sejam vermelhas como o carmesim, poderei tornar-vos brancos como a mais branca lã!
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Isaiah 1:16-20
The Message
13-17 “Quit your worship charades.
I can’t stand your trivial religious games:
Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings—
meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one more!
Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them!
You’ve worn me out!
I’m sick of your religion, religion, religion,
while you go right on sinning.
When you put on your next prayer-performance,
I’ll be looking the other way.
No matter how long or loud or often you pray,
I’ll not be listening.
And do you know why? Because you’ve been tearing
people to pieces, and your hands are bloody.
Go home and wash up.
Clean up your act.
Sweep your lives clean of your evildoings
so I don’t have to look at them any longer.
Say no to wrong.
Learn to do good.
Work for justice.
Help the down-and-out.
Stand up for the homeless.
Go to bat for the defenseless.
Let’s Argue This Out
18-20 “Come. Sit down. Let’s argue this out.”
This is God’s Message:
“If your sins are blood-red,
they’ll be snow-white.
If they’re red like crimson,
they’ll be like wool.
If you’ll willingly obey,
you’ll feast like kings.
But if you’re willful and stubborn,
you’ll die like dogs.”
That’s right. God says so.
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