19 It will be like a man running away from a lion only to meet a bear. He enters his house and rests his hand on a wall only to be bitten by a snake.
20 The day of the Lord will be dark, not light. It will be very black. There won't be a ray of sunlight anywhere.
21 The Lord says, "I hate your holy feasts. I can't stand them. I hate it when you gather together.
22 You bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings. But I will not accept them. You bring your best friendship offerings. But I will not even look at them.
23 Take the noise of your songs away! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24 I want you to treat others fairly. So let fair treatment roll on just as a river does! Always do what is right. Let right living flow along like a stream that never runs dry!
25 "People of Israel, did you bring me sacrifices and offerings for 40 years in the desert?