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Isaiah 1:17

Isaiah 1:17

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Learn to do well,.... Which men are naturally ignorant of; to do good they have no knowledge; nor can they that are accustomed to do evil learn to do well of themselves; but the Lord can teach them to profit, and of him they should ask wisdom, and desire, under the influence of his grace, to learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, and particularly to do acts of beneficence to all men, and especially to the household of faith; and also, the following ones,seek judgment; seek to do justice between man and man in any cause depending, without respect of persons:relieve the oppressed; the poor that are oppressed by their neighbours that are richer and mightier than they, right their wrongs, and deliver them out of the hands of their oppressors :judge the fatherless; do justice to them who have none to take care of them, and defend them:plead for the widow; that is desolate, and has none to plead her cause.

Misn. Sabbat, c. 9. sect. 3. T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 67.

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