18 Come now, [a]and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins were as crimson, they shall be made [b]white as snow: though they were red like scarlet, they shall be as wool,

19 If ye [c]consent and obey, ye shall eat the good things of the land.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:18 To know if I do accuse you without cause.
  2. Isaiah 1:18 Lest sinners should pretend any rigor on God’s part, he only willeth them to be pure in heart, and he will forgive all their sins, were they never so many or great.
  3. Isaiah 1:19 He showeth that whatsoever adversity man endureth, it ought to be attributed to his own incredulity and disobedience.

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(C)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(D)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(E)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(F)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”(G)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(H)

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