Isaiah 1:11–20

¹¹“To what purpose is the multitude of your ⁿsacrifices to Me?”

Says the Lord.

“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams

And the fat of fed cattle.

I do not delight in the blood of bulls,

Or of lambs or goats.

¹²“When you come ^oto appear before Me,

Who has required this from your hand,

To trample My courts?

¹³Bring no more ^pfutile ⁶sacrifices;

Incense is an abomination to Me.

The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and ^qthe calling of assemblies—

I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.

¹⁴Your ^rNew Moons and your ^sappointed feasts

My soul hates;

They are a trouble to Me,

I am weary of bearing them.

^15tWhen you ⁷spread out your hands,

I will hide My eyes from you;

^uEven though you make many prayers,

I will not hear.

Your hands are full of ⁸blood.

¹⁶“Wash ^vyourselves, make yourselves clean;

Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.

^wCease to do evil,

¹⁷Learn to do good;

Seek justice,

Rebuke ⁹the oppressor;

¹Defend the fatherless,

Plead for the widow.

¹⁸“Come now, and let us ^xreason together,”

Says the Lord,

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

^yThey shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They shall be as wool.

¹⁹If you are willing and obedient,

You shall eat the good of the land;

²⁰But if you refuse and rebel,

You shall be devoured by the sword”;

^zFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.