Isaiah 1:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 1:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְכוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
נָ֛א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה
yâkach
H3198
to reprove
יֹאמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִֽהְי֨וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם
chêṭᵉʼ
H2399
sin
כַּשָּׁנִים֙
shânîy
H8144
scarlet
כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג
sheleg
H7950
snow
יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ
lâban
H3835
to be white
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ
ʼâdam
H119
to be red
כַתּוֹלָ֖ע
tôwlâʻ
H8438
worm
כַּצֶּ֥מֶר
tsemer
H6785
wool
יִהְיֽוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
"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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Come, now, and let us argue together,” says Yahweh. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow. Though they are red like crimson, they will become like wool.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).