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When you come to appear before me ,
who requires of you this trampling of my courts ?
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Bring no more vain offerings ;
incense is an abomination to me .
New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies --
I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly .
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Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates ;
they have become a burden to me ,
I am weary of bearing them .
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When you spread forth your hands ,
I will hide my eyes from you ;
even though you make many prayers ,
I will not listen ;
your hands are full of blood .
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Wash yourselves ;
make yourselves clean ;
remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes ;
cease to do evil ,
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learn to do good ;
seek justice ,
correct oppression ;
defend the fatherless ,
plead for the widow .
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Come now ,
let us reason together ,
says the LORD :
though your sins are like scarlet ,
they shall be as white as snow ;
though they are red like crimson ,
they shall become like wool .
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If you are willing and obedient ,
you shall eat the good of the land ;
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But if you refuse and rebel ,
you shall be devoured by the sword ;
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken ."