7. Will thousands of sheepor rivers of olive oilmake God satisfied with me?Should I sacrifice to the Lordmy firstborn child as paymentfor my terrible sins?
8. The Lord God has told uswhat is rightand what he demands:“See that justice is done,let mercy be your first concern,and humbly obey your God.”
9. I am the Lord,and it makes sense to respectmy power to punish.So listen to my messagefor the city of Jerusalem:
10. You store up stolen treasuresand use dishonest scales.
11. But I, the Lord, will punish youfor cheating with weightsand with measures.