¹⁸ “Come now, let us settle the matter,”^(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;^(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.^(C)
19 If you are willing and obedient,^(D)
    you will eat the good things of the land;^(E)
20 but if you resist and rebel,^(F)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”^(G)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.^(H)

²⁷ Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent^(A) ones with righteousness.^(B)
28 But rebels and sinners^(C) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake^(D) the Lord will perish.^(E)

²⁹ “You will be ashamed^(F) because of the sacred oaks^(G)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens^(H)
    that you have chosen.
³⁰ You will be like an oak with fading leaves,^(I)
    like a garden without water.
³¹ The mighty man will become tinder
    and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
    with no one to quench the fire.^(J)”