18. Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
19. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20. Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21. I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not take delight in your solemn assemblies.
22. Though you offer me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fatted beasts.
23. Take away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your harps.
24. But let justice run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
25. Have you offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26. But you have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun your star god, your images, which you made for yourselves.
27. Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,