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Isaiah 1:17

17 Learn to do good;

Seek justice,

Rebuke 9the oppressor;

1Defend the fatherless,

Plead for the widow.

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Isaiah 1:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 Learn to do right; seek justice.

Defend the oppressed.

Take up the cause of the fatherless;

plead the case of the widow.

Isaiah 1:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 learn to do good;

seek justice,

correct oppression;

bring justice to the fatherless,

plead the widow’s cause.

Isaiah 1:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 Learn to do well;

Seek judgment, relieve the oppressed,

Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 Learn to do good.

Seek justice.

Help the oppressed.

Defend the cause of orphans.

Fight for the rights of widows.

Isaiah 1:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 Learn to do good.

Seek justice.

Punish those who hurt others.

Help the orphans.

Stand up for the rights of widows.”

Isaiah 1:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Isaiah 1:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 Learn to do good. 

Seek justice. 

Arrest oppressors. 

Defend orphans. 

Plead the case of widows.” 

Isaiah 1:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 Learn to do what is good.

Seek justice.

Correct the oppressor.

Defend the rights of the fatherless.

Plead the widow’s cause.

Isaiah 1:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 learn to do good;

seek justice,

rescue the oppressed,

defend the orphan,

plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 Learn to do good!

Seek justice! Rescue the oppressed!

Defend the orphan! Plead for the widow!

Isaiah 1:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 Learn to do what is right!

Treat people fairly.

Give hope to those who are beaten down.

Cheer them up.

Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died.

And do the same thing for widows.

Isaiah 1:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Learn to do good;

Seek justice,

Reprove the ruthless,

Defend the orphan,

Plead for the widow.


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