Isaiah 1:18
“"Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
— Isaiah 1:18
About this verse
Isaiah 1:18 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 95% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophetic_oracle genre of biblical literature. Key themes include forgiveness, divine mercy. Notable phrases: come let us reason; white as snow; red like crimson. This verse contains a promise of God.
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
prophetic_oracle
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
This verse is part of a bigger story
Isaiah 1 has more verses that reveal the full context — who wrote it, what was happening, and why this moment matters.
Read Isaiah 1 →This verse was found through the Bible Genome. Take time to reflect on what speaks to you.
Emotionally similar
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have …”
— John 3:16
“They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
— Lamentations 3:23
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a…”
— Jeremiah 29:11
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler…”
— Genesis 45:8
“'Yahweh bless you, and keep you.”
— Numbers 6:24