The Israelites suggested that Jehovah owed them something in return for their fasting, as if by fasting, they were doing God a favor.
فقد ظن الاسرائيليون ان يهوه يصبح مدينا لهم اذا ما صاموا ،‏ وكأنهم بذلك يسدون اليه معروفا .‏