Isaiah 58:3-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ “Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?^(A)
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”^[a]
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.^(B)
4 You fast with contention and strife
to strike viciously with your fist.
You cannot fast as you do today,
hoping to make your voice heard on high.
⁵ Will the fast I choose be like this:
A day for a person to deny himself,
to bow his head like a reed,
and to spread out sackcloth and ashes?^(C)
Will you call this a fast
and a day acceptable to the Lord?