So Nehemiah told the people: “Go, eat the fatty things and drink the sweet things, and send portions to the one for whom nothing has been prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord, and do not feel hurt, for the joy of Jehovah is your stronghold. ”
با این حال ،‏ آن روز زمان اعتراف قوم به گناهان خود نبود بلکه روز جشن و شادی در پرستش یَهُوَه .‏