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Berean Standard Bible

“Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.””

Isaiah 1:17

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Isaiah opens with God's indictment of Judah: their sacrifices and festivals are empty because their lives are unjust. In this passage he calls them to a change that goes beyond ritual.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

King James Version (KJV)

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Aprended á hacer bien; buscad juicio, restituid al agraviado, oid en derecho al huérfano, amparad á la viuda.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Aprendan a hacer el bien, a ser justos y a ayudar a los pobres, a los huérfanos y a las viudas.

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