Isaiah 1:16-19
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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Or Aid the oppressed
Isaiah 55:6-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.(A)
7 Let the wicked one abandon his way
and the sinful one his thoughts;(B)
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.(C)
Jeremiah 18:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 So now, say to the men of Judah and to the residents of Jerusalem: This is what the Lord says: I am about to bring harm to you and make plans against you. Turn now, each from your evil way, and correct your ways and your deeds.(A)
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