Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;  Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,  Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. Come now, and 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 be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;  But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isa1:16-20