Isaiah 1:18
Isaiah 1 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Isaiah 1:18 in the NABRE onlineAnd 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.
Reflection
Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. The contrast is deliberate — scarlet is the most indelible dye in the ancient world. God does not promise to cover the stain; he promises to remove it.