Isaiah 1:16-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Purification of Jerusalem
16 “Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.(A)
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.(B)
17 Learn to do what is good.
Seek justice.(C)
Correct the oppressor.[a]
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.
18 “Come, let us discuss this,”(D)
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they will be as white as snow;(E)
though they are as red as crimson,
they will be like wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.(F)
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”(G)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(H)
21 The faithful city—
what an adulteress[b] she has become!
She was once full of justice.
Righteousness once dwelt in her—
but now, murderers!
22 Your silver has become dross,[c]
your beer[d] is diluted with water.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Or Aid the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:21 Or prostitute
- Isaiah 1:22 Or burnished lead
- Isaiah 1:22 Or wine
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