14. Your New Moons and your Festivals My soul hates! They are a burden to Me. I am weary to bear them.
15. When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. When you multiply prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood!”
16. “Wash and make yourselves clean. Put away the evil of your deeds from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.
17. Learn to do good, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.”
18. “Come now, let us reason together,” says Adonai. “Though your sins be like scarlet, they will be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they will become like wool.
19. If you are willing and obey, you will eat the good of the land.
20. But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword.” For the mouth of Adonai has spoken.
21. How the Faithful City became a harlot! She once was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her— but now murderers!