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Berean Standard Bible

“Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.”

Isaiah 64:6

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Isaiah 63:7 to 64:12 is a prayer of the people in exile, confessing sin and asking God to tear open the heavens and come down. They recall God's past mercy and admit their own failure.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

World English Bible (WEB)

For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

King James Version (KJV)

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For we have all become like an unclean person, and all our good acts are like a dirty robe: and we have all become old like a dead leaf, and our sins, like the wind, take us away.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Si bien todos nosotros somos como suciedad, y todas nuestras justicias como trapo de inmundicia; y caímos todos nosotros como la hoja, y nuestras maldades nos llevaron como viento.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Estamos completamente contaminados e inmundos de pecado. Todas nuestras buenas obras son como inmundos harapos. Como hojas de otoño nos decoloramos, nos marchitamos y caemos. Como viento, nos arrastran nuestros pecados.

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