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)

² “Hear,^(A) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;^(B)
    listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case^(C) against his people;
    he is lodging a charge^(D) against Israel.