11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 1:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- KJV King James Version
- Come 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Now come, and we settle this,” says YHWH, “If your sins are as scarlet, they will be white as snow, || If they are red as crimson, they will be as wool!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Come on, let's argue this out, says the Lord. Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow. Even though they are red like crimson, they will become like wool.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Come now, let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be white as snow, though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says the LORD: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And then come, and accuse me, saith the Lord: if your sins be as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow: and if they be red as crimson, they shall be white as wool.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לְכוּ־ | lə·ḵū- | Come | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| נָ֛א | nā | now | H4994 נָא please |
| וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה | wə·niw·wā·ḵə·ḥāh | let us reason together | H3198 יָכַח to rebuke |
| יֹאמַ֣ר | yō·mar | says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אִם־ | ’im- | Though | H518 אִם if |
| יִֽהְי֨וּ | yih·yū | are | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם | ḥă·ṭā·’ê·ḵem | your sins | H2399 חֵטְא sin |
| כַּשָּׁנִים֙ | kaš·šā·nîm | like scarlet | H8144 שָׁנִי scarlet |
| כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג | kaš·še·leḡ | as snow | H7950 שֶׁ֫לֶג snow |
| יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ | yal·bî·nū | they will be as white | H3835 לָבֵן to whiten |
| אִם־ | ’im- | though | H518 אִם if |
| יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ | ya’·dî·mū | they are as red | H119 אָדֹם to redden |
| כַתּוֹלָ֖ע | ḵat·tō·w·lā‘ | as crimson | H8438 תּוֹלָע worm |
| כַּצֶּ֥מֶר | kaṣ·ṣe·mer | like wool | H6785 צֶ֫מֶר wool |
| יִהְיֽוּ׃ | yih·yū | they will become | H1961 הָיָה to be |
Related verses
- Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- Revelation 7:14
I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
- Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- Micah 7:18–19
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness. He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
- Isaiah 43:24–26
You have bought me no sweet cane with money, nor have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened me with your sins. You have wearied me with your iniquities. I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins. Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare your case, that you may be justified.
- Ephesians 1:6–8
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved, in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
- Isaiah 41:21
Produce your cause,” says Yahweh. “Bring out your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob.
- Isaiah 41:1
“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.
- Romans 5:20
The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;
- 1 Samuel 12:7
Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 Wash yourselves, make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.
17 Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”
18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
Read all of Isaiah 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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