Since those practicing sin cannot gain his favor, he exhorts such ones: “Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;... cease to do bad. ” ​ — Isaiah 1: 16.
Kuna need, kes teevad harjumuslikult pattu, ei saa Jumala heakskiitu, ütleb Jumal: „Peske endid, puhastage endid... lakake paha tegemast! ”.