"Althoughyou washyourself with lyeAnd usemuchsoap,The stainof your iniquityis beforeMe," declaresthe LordGOD.
The sinof Judahis writtendownwith an ironstylus;With a diamondpointit is engravedupon the tabletof their heartAnd on the hornsof their altars,
"My transgressionis sealedup in a bag,And You wrapup my iniquity.
The iniquityof Ephraimis boundup; His sinis storedup.
"For My eyesare on alltheir ways;they are not hiddenfrom My face,noris their iniquityconcealedfrom My eyes.
IfYou, LORD,should markiniquities,O Lord,whocould stand?
The LORDhas swornby the prideof Jacob,"Indeed,I will neverforgetanyof their deeds.
You have placedour iniquitiesbeforeYou, Our secret[sins] in the lightof Your presence.
Is it not laidup in storewith Me, Sealedup in My treasuries?
Washyour heartfrom evil,O Jerusalem,That you may be saved.Howlongwill your wickedthoughtsLodgewithinyou?
Then Davidsaidto Uriah,"Stayheretodayalso,and tomorrowI will letyou go."So Uriahremainedin Jerusalemthat dayand the next.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the bloodycity,To the potin whichthere is rustAnd whose rusthas not goneout of it! Takeout of it pieceafter piece,Withoutmakinga choice.
