Isaiah

Isaiah 1:15–17

¹⁵When you spread out your hands in prayer,

I will hide My eyes from you;

even though you multiply your prayers,

I will not listen.

Your hands are covered with blood.

¹⁶Wash and cleanse yourselves.

Remove your evil deeds from My sight.

Stop doing evil!

¹⁷Learn to do right;

seek justice and correct the oppressor.^c

Defend the fatherless

and plead the case of the widow.”

Footnotes

c 1:17 Or and encourage the oppressed

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Isaiah 1:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When you spread out	וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣ם	ū·ḇə·p̄ā·riś·ḵem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H6566 spread out, spread
your hands in prayer	כַּפֵּיכֶ֗ם	kap·pê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
I will hide	אַעְלִ֤ים	’a‘·lîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5956 conceal
My eyes	עֵינַי֙	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
from you	מִכֶּ֔ם	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
even	גַּ֛ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you multiply	תַרְבּ֥וּ	ṯar·bū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your prayers	תְפִלָּ֖ה	ṯə·p̄il·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8605 prayer
I will not	אֵינֶ֣נִּי	’ê·nen·nî	Adverb; first person common singular	H369 nothing, nought
listen	שֹׁמֵ֑עַ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
Your hands	יְדֵיכֶ֖ם	yə·ḏê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
are covered	מָלֵֽאוּ׃	mā·lê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
with blood	דָּמִ֥ים	dā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood

Isaiah 1:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wash	רַחֲצוּ֙	ra·ḥă·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
and cleanse yourselves	הִזַּכּ֔וּ	hiz·zak·kū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H2135 be clear, clean, pure
Remove	הָסִ֛ירוּ	hā·sî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
your evil	רֹ֥עַ	rō·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7455 badness, evil
deeds	מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם	ma·‘al·lê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4611 deed, practice
from	מִנֶּ֣גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
My sight	עֵינָ֑י	‘ê·nāy	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
Stop	חִדְל֖וּ	ḥiḏ·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2308 cease
doing evil	הָרֵֽעַ׃	hā·rê·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7489 be evil, bad

Isaiah 1:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Learn	לִמְד֥וּ	lim·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
to do right	הֵיטֵ֛ב	hê·ṭêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
seek	דִּרְשׁ֥וּ	dir·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1875 resort to, seek
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֖ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
correct	אַשְּׁר֣וּ	’aš·šə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H833 go straight, go on, advance
the oppressor	חָמ֑וֹץ	ḥā·mō·wṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H2541 the ruthless
Defend	שִׁפְט֣וּ	šip̄·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
the fatherless	יָת֔וֹם	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
plead the case	רִ֖יבוּ	rî·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7378 strive, contend
of the widow	אַלְמָנָֽה׃ס	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow

Cross-references

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Isaiah 1:15 Micah 3:4 · Isaiah 59:2–3 · Proverbs 1:28 · Zechariah 7:13 · Jeremiah 7:8–10 · Psalm 66:18 · Luke 13:25–28 · Isaiah 58:7 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Matthew 23:13 · Psalm 55:1 · 1 Kings 8:22

Isaiah 1:16 Isaiah 55:6–7 · 1 Peter 3:11 · 1 Peter 2:1 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · James 4:8 · Ezekiel 18:30–31 · Titus 2:11–14 · Matthew 3:8 · Revelation 7:14 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Zechariah 1:3–4 · Isaiah 52:11

Isaiah 1:17 Micah 6:8 · Jeremiah 22:3 · Psalm 82:3–4 · Proverbs 31:9 · Isaiah 1:23 · Zechariah 7:9–10 · Jeremiah 22:15–16 · Zechariah 8:16 · Daniel 4:27 · Zephaniah 2:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.