17. learn to do good; seek judgment; restore unto the oppressed; hear the fatherless in right judgment; protect the widow.
18. Then come, shall the Lord say, and we shall be even; if your sins were as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow; if they were red like crimson, they shall become as wool.
19. If ye are willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;
20. But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
21. How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it, but now murderers.
22. Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
23. Thy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.
24. Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of the hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease myself of my adversaries and avenge myself of my enemies;
25. and I will turn my hand upon thee and according to pureness purge away thy dross and take away all thy tin;