, [], John F Hobbins, The Great Arraignment; The opening diatribe of the book of Isaiah (1:2-20) is remarkable for its searing rhetoric, yet it concludes by offering a return to prosperity should the people and leaders of Judah heed the word of their God. The speech begins with a call to heaven and earth to act as witnesses and a summary brief against the nation (verses 2-3). It ends with an appeal to reach a settlement and a conditional offer of rehabilitation (verses 18-20).
Vertaling Bijbel, Kanttekeningen SV, [], [55]Wast u, reinigt u, doet de boosheid uwer handelingen van voor Mijn ogen weg, laat af van kwaad te doen. 55. Hij ziet op de ceremonien der wassingen en reinigingen, die in de wet bevolen waren, daaronder mede verstaande de geestelijke wassingen en zuiveringen des harten.