Yet today he will halt at Nob;
He shakes his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.

“It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today;
A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.

Also, from today on I am He alone,
and none can deliver from My hand.
I act, and who can reverse it?”

"But stand up now with your spells and your many incantations, at which you have labored from your childhood until today,

Now they come into being, not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, 'Yes, I know about them.'

Each one says, 'Come on, I'll get some wine! Let's guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We'll have everything we want!'

Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls, and fistfights. Do not fast as you do today, trying to make your voice heard in heaven.