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)

¹⁴ The Lord enters into judgment^(A)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder^(B) from the poor^(C) is in your houses.

⁹ “Therefore I bring charges^(A) against you again,”
declares the Lord.
    “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.

³¹ The tumult^(A) will resound to the ends of the earth,
    for the Lord will bring charges^(B) against the nations;
he will bring judgment^(C) on all^(D) mankind
    and put the wicked to the sword,^(E)’”
declares the Lord.