Isaiah 1:17 Meaning
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Context Explained
15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18Come 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.
19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 25:40
Jesus teaches that serving the least of these is equivalent to serving Him.
Luke 4:18
Jesus proclaims His mission to bring good news to the poor and oppressed.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Proverbs encourages speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Source: Isaiah 1:17