8. So the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard,As a hut in a garden of cucumbers,As a besieged city.
9. Unless the Lord of hostsHad left to us a very small remnant,We would have become like Sodom,We would have been made like Gomorrah.
10. Hear the word of the Lord,You rulers of Sodom;Give ear to the law of our God,You people of Gomorrah:
11. “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?”Says the Lord.“I have had enough of burnt offerings of ramsAnd the fat of fed cattle.I do not delight in the blood of bulls,Or of lambs or goats.
12. “When you come to appear before Me,Who has required this from your hand,To trample My courts?