Isaiah 1:16-19

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“^(A)Wash yourselves, ^(B)make yourselves clean;
^(C)Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.
^(D)Cease to do evil,

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Learn to do good;
^(E)Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
^(a)^(F)Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

ÒLet Us ReasonÓ

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“Come now, and ^(G)let us reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“^(H)Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.

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“^(I)If you consent and obey,
You will ^(J)eat the best of the land;

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 1:17: ['Or ', Vindicate the fatherless]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 1:16: Psalm 26:6

B. Isaiah 1:16: Isaiah 52:11

C. Isaiah 1:16: Isaiah 55:7

D. Isaiah 1:16: Jeremiah 25:5

E. Isaiah 1:17: Jeremiah 22:3; Zephaniah 2:3

F. Isaiah 1:17: Psalm 82:3

G. Isaiah 1:18: Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 41:21; Isaiah 43:26; Micah 6:2

H. Isaiah 1:18: Psalm 51:7; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; Revelation 7:14

I. Isaiah 1:19: Deuteronomy 28:1; Deuteronomy 30:15; Deuteronomy 30:16

J. Isaiah 1:19: Isaiah 55:2