12. You come to meet with me,but who asked you to doall this running in and out of my Temple’s rooms?
13. Don’t continue bringing me worthless sacrifices!I hate the incense you burn.I can’t stand your New Moons, Sabbaths, and other feast days;I can’t stand the evil you do in your holy meetings.
14. I hate your New Moon feastsand your other yearly feasts.They have become a heavy weight on me,and I am tired of carrying it.
15. When you raise your arms to me in prayer,I will refuse to look at you.Even if you say many prayers,I will not listen to you,because your hands are full of blood.
16. Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean.Stop doing the evil things I see you do.Stop doing wrong.
17. Learn to do good.Seek justice.Punish those who hurt others.Help the orphans.Stand up for the rights of widows.”
18. The Lord says,“Come, let us talk about these things.Though your sins are like scarlet,they can be as white as snow.Though your sins are deep red,they can be white like wool.