Isaiah 1:18 — “Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord.
“ Though your sins are l… — AMP | maBible
Read Isaiah 1:18 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 1.18, Isaiah 1v18, Es. 1:18. “Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord.
“ Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be l…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 1.18, Isaiah 1v18, Es. 1:18.
18 “Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord.
“ Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.
Passage themes
An invitation to talk — Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD
Forgiveness that makes white — though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow
Notes and references
There was a legend among the rabbis that on the Day of Atonement a scarlet woolen thread was tied to the door of the temple, and when the scapegoat reached the wilderness (Lev 16:10), if the sins of Israel were forgiven the thread would miraculously turn white.