19 You will run from a lion,only to meet a bear.You will escape to your house,rest your hand on the wall,and be bitten by a snake.
20 The day when the Lord judgeswill be dark, very dark,without a ray of light.
21 I, the Lord, hate and despiseyour religious celebrationsand your times of worship.
22 I won't accept your offeringsor animal sacrifices—not even your very best.
23 No more of your noisy songs!I won't listenwhen you play your harps.
24 But let justice and fairnessflow like a riverthat never runs dry.
25 Israel, for forty yearsyou wandered in the desert,without bringing offeringsor sacrifices to me.