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General Information:
Isaiah speaks to the people of Judah in the form of a poem. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
you rulers of Sodom ... you people of Gomorrah
Isaiah is comparing the people of Judah to Sodom and Gomorrah to emphasize how sinful they have become. AT: "you rulers who are as sinful as the people of Sodom ... you people who are as wicked as those who lived in Gomorrah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
What is the multitude of your sacrifices to me?
God is using a question to scold the people. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Your many sacrifices mean nothing to me!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)