Isaiah 1:16-20

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Purification of Jerusalem

¹⁶“Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.^(A)
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.^(B)
¹⁷Learn 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.
¹⁹If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.^(F)
²⁰But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”^(G)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.^(H)