16. So wash your hands. Make yourselves clean. Get your evil actions out of my sight! Stop doing what is wrong!
17. Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Give hope to those who are beaten down. Cheer them up. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows.
18. "Come. Let us talk some more about this matter," says the Lord. "Even though your sins are bright red, they will be as white as snow. Even though they are deep red, they will be white like wool.
19. But you have to be willing to change and obey me. If you are, you will eat the best food that grows on the land.
20. You must follow me. You must obey me. If you do not, you will be killed with swords." The Lord has spoken.