14. Your new moons and your appointed feastsmy soul hates;they have become a burden to me;I am weary of bearing them.
15. When you spread out your hands,I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers,I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
16. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil,
17. learn to do good; seek justice,correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless,plead the widow’s cause.
18. “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow;though they are red like crimson,they shall become like wool.
19. If you are willing and obedient,you shall eat the good of the land;
20. but if you refuse and rebel,you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
21. How the faithful city has become a whore, she who was full of justice!Righteousness lodged in her,but now murderers.
22. Your silver has become dross,your best wine mixed with water.
23. Your princes are rebelsand companions of thieves.Everyone loves a bribeand runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless,and the widow’s cause does not come to them.
24. Therefore the Lord declares,the Lord of hosts,the Mighty One of Israel:“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes.
25. I will turn my hand against youand will smelt away your dross as with lyeand remove all your alloy.
26. And I will restore your judges as at the first,and your counselors as at the beginning.Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness,the faithful city.”