Verse
Isaiah 1:17 — Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the…
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
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The verses around Isaiah 1:17.
15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
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:
Verse explanation
This is the practical definition of what the previous verses were demanding: doing justice means caring for the orphan and the widow, the two most vulnerable groups with no protection of their own in ancient society.
From the Isaiah 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Isaiah 1:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Aprendei a fazer bem; procurae o juizo; ajudae o oppresso: fazei justiça ao orphão; tratae da causa das viuvas.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Aprendei a fazer o bem; procurai o que é justo; ajudai ao oprimido; fazei justiça ao órfão; defendei a causa da viúva.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Aprendan a hacer el bien; luchen por la justicia, condenen a los que oprimen a los demás; defiendan los derechos de los huérfanos, tomen medidas para defender a las viudas.
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More verses about justice
- Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to…
- Psalms 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
- Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
- Amos 5:24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
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