The LORD said: People of Israel, you are stained with guilt, and no soap or bleach can wash it away.
Then David said, “Stay here in Jerusalem today, and I will send you back tomorrow.” Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day. Then the next day,
you would put them in a bag, tie it tight, and toss them away.
If you kept record of our sins, no one could last long.
and you know-all our sins, even those we do in secret.
I can see everything you are doing, even if you try to hide your sins from me.
People of Judah, your sins cannot be erased. They are written on your hearts like words chiselled in stone or carved on the corners of your altars.
But Jerusalem, there is still time for you to be saved. Wash the evil from your hearts and stop making sinful plans,
These words mean that Jerusalem is doomed! The city is filled with murderers and is like an old, rusty pot. The meat is taken out piece by piece, and no one cares what happens to it.
Israel, your terrible sins are written down and stored away.
I, the LORD, won't forget any of this, though you take great pride in your ancestor Jacob.
But the LORD has written a list of their sins and locked it in his vault.