Isaiah 1:15 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Isaiah 58:3 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 3 ‘Why do you not see when we fast?+ And why do you not notice when we afflict ourselves?’*+ Because on the day of your fast, you pursue your own interests,*And you oppress your laborers.+ Jeremiah 11:11 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 11 Therefore this is what Jehovah says, ‘Here I am bringing on them a calamity+ that they will not be able to escape. When they call to me for help, I will not listen to them.+ Ezekiel 8:18 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 18 So I will act in rage. My eye will not feel sorry; nor will I feel compassion.+ Even though they cry out loudly in my ears, I will not hear them.”+
3 ‘Why do you not see when we fast?+ And why do you not notice when we afflict ourselves?’*+ Because on the day of your fast, you pursue your own interests,*And you oppress your laborers.+
11 Therefore this is what Jehovah says, ‘Here I am bringing on them a calamity+ that they will not be able to escape. When they call to me for help, I will not listen to them.+
18 So I will act in rage. My eye will not feel sorry; nor will I feel compassion.+ Even though they cry out loudly in my ears, I will not hear them.”+