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OET-LV come please and_reason he_says Yahweh though they_are sins_your_all’s like_the_scarlet as_as_the_snow they_will_become_white though they_are_red like_the_crimson like_the_wool they_will_be.
UHB לְכוּ־נָ֛א וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אִם־יִֽהְי֨וּ חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם כַּשָּׁנִים֙ כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ אִם־יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ כַתּוֹלָ֖ע כַּצֶּ֥מֶר יִהְיֽוּ׃ ‡
(ləkū-nāʼ vəniūākəḩāh yoʼmar yəhvāh ʼim-yihəyū ḩₐţāʼēykem ⱪashshānīm ⱪashsheleg yaləbiynū ʼim-yaʼəddiymū kattōlāˊ ⱪaʦʦemer yihəyū.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT ⇔ “Come, now, and let us come to terms,”
⇔ says Yahweh.
⇔ “Though your sins are like scarlet,
⇔ they will be white like snow;
⇔ though they are red like crimson,
⇔ they will be like wool.
UST Yahweh says, “You need to think about what you do.
⇔ Even though your sins are like scarlet red,
⇔ they will be as white as snow;
⇔ though your sins are like crimson red,
⇔ they will be as white as sheeps’ wool.
BSB ⇔ “Come now, let us reason together,”
⇔ says the LORD.
⇔ “Though your sins are like scarlet,
⇔ they will be as white as snow;
⇔ though they are as red as crimson,
⇔ they will become like wool.
OEB ‘Come,’ says the Lord, ‘and now
⇔ let us reason together.
⇔ Your sins, though like scarlet, may yet
⇔ become white as the snow.
⇔ Though they be crimson-red,
⇔ they may yet be as wool.
WEB ⇔ “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh:
⇔ “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
⇔ Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
WMB ⇔ “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says the LORD:
⇔ “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
⇔ Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
NET Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord.
⇔ “Though your sins have stained you like the color red,
⇔ you can become white like snow;
⇔ though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet,
⇔ you can become white like wool.
LSV Now come, and we settle this,” says YHWH, “If your sins are as scarlet, they will be white as snow,
If they are red as crimson, they will be as wool!
FBV Come on, let's argue this out, says the Lord. Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow. Even though they are red like crimson, they will become like wool.
T4T ⇔ Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do.
⇔ Even though the guilt of your sins be as evident and as difficult to get rid of as [SIM] red stains on a white garment [DOU],
⇔ I will get rid of them completely
⇔ like someone who can make that stained garment become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
LEB • “Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; • even though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
BBE Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?
MOF No MOF ISA book available
JPS 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.
ASV Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
DRA And then come, and accuse me, saith the Lord: if your sins be as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow: and if they be red as crimson, they shall be white as wool.
YLT Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!
DBY Come now, let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
RV 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.
WBS 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.
KJB 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.
BB And then go to, saith the Lorde, let vs talke together: though your sinnes be as red as scarlet, they shalbe as whyte as snowe: and though they were lyke purple, they shalbe as whyte as wooll.
(And then go to, saith the Lord, let us talk together: though your sins be as red as scarlet, they shall be as white as snowe: and though they were like purple, they shall be as white as wooll.)
GNV Come nowe, and let vs reason together, sayth the Lord: though your sinnes were as crimsin, they shalbe made white as snowe: though they were red like skarlet, they shalbe as wooll.
(Come nowe, and let us reason together, saith/says the Lord: though your sins were as crimsin, they shall be made white as snowe: though they were red like skarlet, they shall be as wooll.)
CB Now go to (saieth the LORDE) we wil talke together. Is it not so? Though youre synnes be as read as scarlet, shal they not be whyter then snowe? And though they were like purple, shall they not be like whyte woll?
(Now go to (saieth the LORD) we will talk together. Is it not so? Though your(pl) sins be as read as scarlet, shall they not be whyter then snowe? And though they were like purple, shall they not be like white woll?)
WYC And come ye, and repreue ye me, seith the Lord. Thouy youre synnes ben as blood reed, tho schulen be maad whijt as snow; and thouy tho ben reed as vermylioun, tho schulen be whijt as wolle.
(And come ye, and repreue ye/you_all me, saith/says the Lord. Thouy your(pl) sins been as blood reed, tho should be made white as snow; and though tho been red as vermylioun, tho should be white as wolle.)
LUT So kommt dann und laßt uns miteinander rechten, spricht der HErr. Wenn teure Sünde gleich blutrot ist, soll sie doch schneeweiß werden, und wenn sie gleich ist wie Rosinfarbe, soll sie doch wie Wolle werden.
(So kommt dann and laßt uns miteinander rechten, spricht the HErr. Wenn teure Sünde gleich blutrot is, should they/she/them though/but schneeweiß become, and when they/she/them gleich is like Rosinfarbe, should they/she/them though/but like Wolle become.)
CLV [Et venite, et arguite me, dicit Dominus. Si fuerint peccata vestra ut coccinum, quasi nix dealbabuntur; et si fuerint rubra quasi vermiculus, velut lana alba erunt.
([And venite, and arguite me, dicit Master. Si fuerint peccata vestra as coccinum, as_if nix dealbabuntur; and when/but_if fuerint rubra as_if vermiculus, velut lana alba erunt.)
BRN And come, let us reason together, saith the Lord: and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool.
BrLXX Καὶ δεῦτε, διελεγχθῶμεν, λέγει Κύριος· καὶ ἐὰν ὦσιν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ὑμῶν ὡς φοινικοῦν, ὡς χιόνα λευκανῶ· ἐὰν δὲ ὦσιν ὡς κόκκινον, ὡς ἔριον λευκανῶ.
(Kai deute, dielegⱪthōmen, legei Kurios; kai ean ōsin hai hamartiai humōn hōs foinikoun, hōs ⱪiona leukanō; ean de ōsin hōs kokkinon, hōs erion leukanō.)
1:18 God called his people to come and settle their dispute so that he could restore his covenant relationship with them. This required Judah to make a decision between obeying or turning away (1:19-20). Isaiah says their sins are like scarlet . . . they are red like crimson, the color of blood, which Judah had unjustly shed (1:15).
• white as snow . . . white as wool: The people would be radically transformed—cleansed, purified, and made holy (see also Ps 51:7; Dan 7:9).
(Occurrence 0) Come now, and let
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
Yahweh graciously and lovingly invites the people to listen to what he is about to say. “Please listen to me. Let” or “Pay attention; I want to help you. Let”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
(Occurrence 0) let us reason together
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
“let us think about this together” or “we need to discuss this” or “what are we going to do?” Yahweh invites the people to discuss the future. Here the word “us” refers to Yahweh and includes the people of Judah.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
Isaiah is speaking of the people as if they were wearing clothes that were supposed to be white wool and of their sins as if they were red stains on the clothes. If Yahweh forgives their sins, it will be as if their clothes become white again.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) like scarlet
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
Scarlet is a bright red color. Alternate translation: “bright red”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) white like snow
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
White is often a symbol for holiness or purity. “Snow” refers to something like frozen rain that is very white. Since this simply describes something as very white, you could replace it with something else that is white: “white as a seashell” or “white as a dove.” This means that their sins will be forgiven.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) red like crimson
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
Crimson is a dark red color. Alternate translation: “dark red”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) like wool
(Some words not found in UHB: come now and,reason says YHWH if are sins,your_all's like_the,scarlet as_~_as_the,snow white if red like_the,crimson like_the,wool be )
Wool is the hair of a sheep or goat. How they will be like wool can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “white like wool” (See also: figs-simile)