Isaiah 1:15-23
New International Version
15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
I am not listening.(C)
16 Wash(F) and make yourselves clean.
Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(G)
stop doing wrong.(H)
17 Learn to do right;(I) seek justice.(J)
Defend the oppressed.[a](K)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(L)
plead the case of the widow.(M)
18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(N)
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;(O)
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.(P)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(Q)
you will eat the good things of the land;(R)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(S)
you will be devoured by the sword.”(T)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(U)
21 See how the faithful city
has become a prostitute!(V)
She once was full of justice;
righteousness(W) used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!(X)
22 Your silver has become dross,(Y)
your choice wine is diluted with water.
23 Your rulers are rebels,(Z)
partners with thieves;(AA)
they all love bribes(AB)
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.(AC)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor
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