58:4 Look, your fasting is accompanied by 1 arguments, brawls,
and fistfights. 2
Do not fast as you do today,
trying to make your voice heard in heaven.
58:3 They lament, 3 ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast?
Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’
Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, 4
you oppress your workers. 5
1 tn Heb “you fast for” (so NASB); NRSV “you fast only to quarrel.”
2 tn Heb “and for striking with a sinful fist.”
3 tn The words “they lament” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “you find pleasure”; NASB “you find your desire.”
5 tn Or perhaps, “debtors.” See HALOT 865 s.v. * עָצֵב.