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Isaiah 1:15-23
Common English Bible
Isaiah 1:15-23
Common English Bible
15 When you extend your hands,
I’ll hide my eyes from you.
Even when you pray for a long time,
I won’t listen.
Your hands are stained with blood.
16 Wash! Be clean!
Remove your ugly deeds from my sight.
Put an end to such evil;
17 learn to do good.
Seek justice:
help the oppressed;[a]
defend the orphan;
plead for the widow.
18 Come now, and let’s settle this,
says the Lord.
Though your sins are like scarlet,
they will be white as snow.
If they are red as crimson,
they will become like wool.
19 If you agree and obey,
you will eat the best food of the land.
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.
The Lord has said this.
Zion will be redeemed
21 This faithful town has become a prostitute!
She was full of justice;
righteousness lived in her—
but now murderers.
22 Your silver has become impure;
your beer is diluted with water.
23 Your princes are rebels,
companions of thieves.
Everyone loves a bribe and pursues gifts.
They don’t defend the orphan,
and the widow’s cause never reaches them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 LXX, Vulg; MT lead the oppressor
Isaiah 1:15-23
New International Version
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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