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Isaiah 1:18-20
New International Version
Isaiah 1:18-20
New International Version
18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(A)
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;(B)
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.(C)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(D)
you will eat the good things of the land;(E)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(F)
you will be devoured by the sword.”(G)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(H)
Isaiah 1:18-20
New King James Version
Isaiah 1:18-20
New King James Version
18 “Come now, and let us (A)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(B)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
(C)For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Isaiah 1:18-20
Amplified Bible
Isaiah 1:18-20
Amplified Bible
“Let Us Reason”
18
“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord.
“[a]Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.
19
“If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the best of the land;
20
But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:18 There was a legend among the rabbis that on the Day of Atonement a scarlet woolen thread was tied to the door of the temple, and when the scapegoat reached the wilderness (Lev 16:10), if the sins of Israel were forgiven the thread would miraculously turn white.
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