Isaiah
Isaiah 1:16–17
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
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.