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Isaiah 1:18

18"Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

NIV — New International Version

In other translations

ESV
18"Come now, 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 become like wool.
NLT
18"Come now, let's settle this," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool."
CSB
18"Come, let's settle this," says the LORD. "Though your sins are scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are crimson red, they will be like wool.
KJV
18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

The surrounding passage

Isaiah 1:16–20, King James Version

16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Context

From the opening chapter of Isaiah, framed as a courtroom case in which the LORD charges Judah with rebellion. God rejects their sacrifices and festivals because their hands are full of blood, and calls them to stop doing wrong and to seek justice for the oppressed, the fatherless, and widows (1:11–17). This verse is God's invitation to settle the case.

About the book of Isaiah

Judgment, the Messiah, and the Suffering Servant.

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