Isaiah 1:17

17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; [a] Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

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Isaiah 1:17 In-Context

15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
16 "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
18 "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the Lord, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some ancient versions read the oppressed.
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