1:16 1 Wash! Cleanse yourselves!
Remove your sinful deeds 2
from my sight.
Stop sinning!
1:17 Learn to do what is right!
Promote justice!
Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! 3
Take up the cause of the orphan!
Defend the rights of the widow! 4
1:18 5 Come, let’s consider your options,” 6 says the Lord.
“Though your sins have stained you like the color red,
you can become 7 white like snow;
though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet,
you can become 8 white like wool. 9