Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. New Living Translation Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways. English Standard Version Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, Berean Standard Bible Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! King James Bible Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; New King James Version “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, New American Standard Bible “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil, NASB 1995 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, NASB 1977 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Legacy Standard Bible “Wash yourselves, purify yourselves; Remove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Amplified Bible “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Get your evil deeds out of My sight. Stop doing evil, Christian Standard Bible “Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from my sight. Stop doing evil. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. American Standard Version Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Contemporary English Version Wash yourselves clean! I hate your filthy deeds. Stop doing wrong English Revised Version Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil: GOD'S WORD® Translation "Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil. Good News Translation Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil International Standard Version "Wash yourselves, and make yourselves clean; remove your evil behavior from my presence; stop practicing what is evil. Majority Standard Bible Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! NET Bible Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning! New Heart English Bible Wash yourselves, make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. Webster's Bible Translation Wash ye, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; World English Bible Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWash yourselves, make yourselves pure, "" Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before My eyes, "" Cease to do evil, learn to do good. Young's Literal Translation Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good. Smith's Literal Translation Wash ye, cleanse yourselves: turn away evil from your doings from before mine eyes; leave off the evil; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWash yourselves, be clean, take away the evil of your devices from my eyes: cease to do perversely, Catholic Public Domain Version Wash, become clean, take away the evil of your intentions from my eyes. Cease to act perversely. New American Bible Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; New Revised Standard Version Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Wash and be purified and remove the evil of your works from before my eyes; cease from evil OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wash you, make you clean, Put away the evil of your doings From before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil; Brenton Septuagint Translation Wash you, be clean; remove your iniquities from your souls before mine eyes; cease from your iniquities; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Meaningless Offerings…15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. 16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! 17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”… Cross References James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Psalm 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? Jeremiah 4:14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you? 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Matthew 23:26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. Zechariah 1:4 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. Acts 22:16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’ Ephesians 4:22-24 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Jeremiah 7:3 Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place. 1 Timothy 2:8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. Hosea 14:1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. Treasury of Scripture Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; wash Job 11:13,14 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; … Psalm 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? put away Isaiah 55:6,7 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: … Ezekiel 18:30,31 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin… Zechariah 1:3,4 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts… cease Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Psalm 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. Amos 5:15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. Jump to Previous Cease Clean Deeds Doings End Evil Eyes Good Learn Pure Remove Sight Sinning Stop Turn Wash Washed Wrong YourselvesJump to Next Cease Clean Deeds Doings End Evil Eyes Good Learn Pure Remove Sight Sinning Stop Turn Wash Washed Wrong YourselvesIsaiah 1 1. Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion5. He laments her judgments 10. He upbraids their whole service 16. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats 21. Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments 25. He promises grace 28. And threatens destruction to the wicked Wash and cleanse yourselves. This phrase calls for a spiritual purification, symbolizing repentance and a turning away from sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, washing was a common ritual for purification, often required before entering sacred spaces (Exodus 30:18-21). The call to wash and cleanse is not merely about physical cleanliness but signifies a deeper moral and spiritual renewal. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are urged to cleanse themselves from all defilement (2 Corinthians 7:1). The imagery of washing is also a type of the cleansing work of Jesus Christ, who purifies believers through His sacrifice (Ephesians 5:26). Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline. 2. Judah The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often rebuked by prophets like Isaiah for its idolatry and injustice. 3. God's Call to Repentance This verse is part of a larger call from God through Isaiah for the people of Judah to repent from their sinful ways and return to righteousness. Teaching Points Call to Personal HolinessGod desires not just ritual purity but genuine moral and spiritual cleanliness. This involves a conscious effort to turn away from sin and live a life that honors Him. Repentance as a Continuous Process Repentance is not a one-time event but a continual turning away from sin. Believers are called to regularly examine their lives and remove anything displeasing to God. Visible Change in Behavior True repentance results in a change of actions. It's not enough to feel remorse; we must actively stop doing evil and pursue righteousness. God's Displeasure with Sin Sin is not just a personal failing but an affront to God. Understanding the gravity of sin should motivate us to seek His forgiveness and strive for holiness. The Role of Community in Accountability Engaging with a community of believers can provide support and accountability in the journey of repentance and spiritual growth.(16) Wash you, make you clean . . .--The words were probably as an echo of Psalm 51:7. Both psalmist and prophet had entered into the inner meaning of the outward ablutions of ritual. Cease to do evil; (17) learn to do well.--Such words the prophet might have heard in his youth from Amos (Amos 5:14-15). What had then been spoken to the princes of the northern kingdom was now repeated to those of Judah. Verses 16-20. - THE REQUIREMENT OF GOD - AMENDMENT OF LIFE. God, having put aside the worthless plea of outward religiousness made by his people, goes on to declare, by the mouth of his prophet, what he requires. First, in general terms (ver. 16), and then with distinct specification (ver. 17), he calls on them to amend their ways, both negatively ("cease to do evil") and positively ("learn to do well"). If they will really amend, then he assures them of forgiveness and favor; if they refuse and continue their rebellion, the sword will devour them. Verse 16. - Wash you, make you clean. The analogy of sin to defilement, and of washing to cleansing from sin, has been felt among men universally wherever there has been any sense of sin. Outward purification by water has been constantly made use of as typical of the recovery of inward purity. Hence the numerous washings of the Levitical Law (Exodus 29:4; Leviticus 1:9, 13; Numbers 19:7, 8, 19; Deuteronomy 21:6; Deuteronomy 23:11; etc.); hence the ablutions of the priests in Egypt (Herod., 2:37); hence the appropriateness of the rite of baptism; hence the symbolical washing of hands to free from complicity in blood-guiltiness (Matthew 27:24). "Wash you, make you clean, "could not be misunderstood by the Israelites; they would know that it was a requirement to "wash their hands in innocency" (Psalm 26:6; Psalm 73:13), even apart from what follows. Put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes. Not "hide it, "for that was impossible; but remove it altogether - in other words, "cease from it." "Cast off all the works of darkness;" get rid of evil, to begin with. So much is negative.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Washרַחֲצוּ֙ (ra·ḥă·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe and cleanse yourselves. הִזַּכּ֔וּ (hiz·zak·kū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2135: To be translucent, to be innocent Remove הָסִ֛ירוּ (hā·sî·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside your evil רֹ֥עַ (rō·a‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7455: Badness, evil deeds מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם (ma·‘al·lê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 4611: A deed, practice from מִנֶּ֣גֶד (min·ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition-m Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before My sight. עֵינָ֑י (‘ê·nāy) Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Stop חִדְל֖וּ (ḥiḏ·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle doing evil! הָרֵֽעַ׃ (hā·rê·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad Links Isaiah 1:16 NIVIsaiah 1:16 NLT Isaiah 1:16 ESV Isaiah 1:16 NASB Isaiah 1:16 KJV Isaiah 1:16 BibleApps.com Isaiah 1:16 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 1:16 Chinese Bible Isaiah 1:16 French Bible Isaiah 1:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 1:16 Wash yourselves make yourself clean (Isa Isi Is) |
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