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.”