18. Hoy unto you that desire the Yom Hashem! Why do ye seek it? The Yom Hashem is choshech, and not ohr.
19. As if a man did flee from an ari, and a dov met him; or went into the bais, and leaned his hand on the kir (wall), and a nachash bit him.
20. Shall not the Yom Hashem be choshech, and not ohr? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21. I hate, I despise your chagim (religious festivals), and I will not stand in your atzerot (solemn assemblies).
22. Though ye offer Me olot and your minchot, I will not accept them; neither will I regard your choice shelamim (peace offerings).
23. Take thou away from Me the noise of thy shirim (songs); for I will not hear the melody of thy nevalim (harps).
24. But let mishpat run down as mayim, and tzedakah as a never failing stream.
25. Did ye offer unto Me zevakhim and minchah in the midbar arba'im shanah, O Bais Yisroel?
26. But ye have borne the shrine of your Moloch and the pedestal of your tzelamim, your star g-d, which ye made for yourselves.
27. Therefore will I cause you to go into golus beyond Damascus, saith Hashem Elohei Tzva'os Shmo.