2:16 2:16

Joel 2:17

2:18 2:18

Bible Versions

Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where [is] their God?
Let the priests {H3548}, the ministers {H8334} of the LORD {H3068}, weep {H1058} between the porch {H197} and the altar {H4196}, and let them say {H559}, Spare {H2347} thy people {H5971}, O LORD {H3068}, and give {H5414} not thine heritage {H5159} to reproach {H2781}, that the heathen {H1471} should rule over {H4910} them: wherefore should they say {H559} among the people {H5971}, Where is their God {H430}?
Let the cohanim, who serve ADONAI, stand weeping between the vestibule and the altar. Let them say, "Spare your people, ADONAI! Don't expose your heritage to mockery, or make them a byward among the Goyim. Why should the peoples say, 'Where is their God?'"
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
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