Isaiah 1:18 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לְכוּ־	le.khu-	come	H1980 →
נָ֛א	na'	please	H4994 →
וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה	ve.ni.va.khe.Chah	so let us argue our case together	H3198 →
יֹאמַ֣ר	yo.Mar	he says	H559 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אִם־	'im-	though	H518 →
יִֽהְי֨וּ	yih.Yu	they are	H1961 →
חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם	cha.ta.'ei.Khem	sins your	H2399 →
כַּשָּׁנִים֙	ka.sha.Nim	like <the> scarlet	H8144 →
כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג	ka.She.leg	like <the> snow	H7950 →
יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ	yal.Bi.nu	they will become white	H3835 →
אִם־	'im-	though	H518 →
יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ	ya'.Di.mu	they are red	H119 →
כַתּוֹלָ֖ע	kha.to.La'	like <the> crimson	H8438 →
כַּצֶּ֥מֶר	ka.Tze.mer	like <the> wool	H6785 →
יִהְיֽוּ׃	yih.Yu	they will be	H1961 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 7:14
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
leads to
- 1 John 1:7
  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 1:5
  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 22:14
  Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
- Hebrews 13:12
  And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
- Revelation 12:11
  They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
Through
Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
leads to
- Isaiah 43:25
  I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20
  you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Through
Psalms 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
leads to
- Hebrews 9:13–14
  For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Psalms 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.Micah 7:18–19Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?Isaiah 43:24–26You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.Ephesians 1:6–8to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.Isaiah 41:1“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,1 Samuel 12:7Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.Luke 7:47Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.Acts 17:2As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,Acts 18:4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Jeremiah 2:5This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?

The theme held in tension
Revelation 7:14
'Though your sins be as scarlet (shani)... white as snow' -> 'washed their robes... white in the blood of the Lamb.' Blood is the bleach.
TSK
Written to them
topics/forgiveness
Though your sins be as scarlet
MannaFest topical index (legacy import; verified against ASV text 2026-07-21; founder-approved batch)

TrailThe Scarlet ThreadThe thread's color named outright, and its goal: crimson sin made white.

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