Isaiah

Isaiah 1:16–18

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.”

¹⁸“Come now, let us reason together,”

says the LORD.

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

they will be as white as snow;

though they are as red as crimson,

they will become like wool.

Footnotes

c 1:17 Or and encourage the oppressed

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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

Isaiah 1:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	לְכוּ־	lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
now	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let us reason together	וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה	wə·niw·wā·ḵə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
says	יֹאמַ֣ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your sins	חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם	ḥă·ṭā·’ê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2399 sin
are	יִֽהְי֨וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like scarlet	כַּשָּׁנִים֙	kaš·šā·nîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8144 scarlet
they will be as white	יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ	yal·bî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3835 be white
as snow	כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג	kaš·še·leḡ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they are as red	יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ	ya’·dî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H119 be red
as crimson	כַתּוֹלָ֖ע	ḵat·tō·w·lā‘	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
they will become	יִהְיֽוּ׃	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like wool	כַּצֶּ֥מֶר	kaṣ·ṣe·mer	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6785 wool

Cross-references

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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

Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah 44:22 · Revelation 7:14 · Psalm 51:7 · Micah 7:18–19 · Isaiah 43:24–26 · Ephesians 1:6–8 · Isaiah 41:21 · Isaiah 41:1 · Romans 5:20 · 1 Samuel 12:7 · Acts 18:4 · Acts 17:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.