Jehovah detested such insincere fasting and therefore asked hypocritical Israelites: “Should the fast that I choose become like this, as a day for earthling man to afflict his soul? For bowing down his head just like a rush, and that he should spread out mere sackcloth and ashes as his couch?
Jehoova ei sallinud sellist ebasiirast paastumist ja seepärast ta küsis silmakirjalikelt iisraellastelt: „Kas niisugune on see paast, mis mulle meeldib, päev, mil inimene alandab oma hinge, ja teeb enesele aseme kotiriidest ning tuhast?