Israel had rebelled against God, so He compares them to Sodom and Gomorrah. Their continuance of the rituals are worthless because they continue to sin. God ignores their prayers because of their sin. So God has allowed enemies to lay seige to Jerusalem as a result.
So God calls them to repentance. "Stop sinning, learn to do what is right, and promote justice."
"Come, let's consider your options," says YHWH. Though your sins have stained you like the colour red, you can become white like snow; though they're as easy to see as the colour scarlet, you can become white like wool. If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land. But if you refuse and rebel, you wil l be devoured by the sword."
Too often when we have sinned, we tend to just wallow in it and persist. Instead, God calls us to repent and turn back to Him.
As it says here and many other places, the thing to do when we have sinned is to repent and get back walking with God.
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