Isaiah 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Isaiah 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.”

Isaiah 1:16 — World English Bible

Isaiah 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Isaiah 1:16 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.”

Isaiah 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Isaiah 1:16 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wash you, make you cleane: take away the euill of your workes from before mine eyes: cease to doe euill.”

Isaiah 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 1:16 in Context — Isaiah 1

14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

15 And 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.

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

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

18 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.

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What Does Isaiah 1:16 Mean?

Isaiah 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Isaiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Isaiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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