Joel 2:15-17

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ Blow the ram’s horn in Zion!^(A)
Announce a sacred fast;^(B)
proclaim a solemn assembly.
¹⁶ Gather the people;
sanctify the congregation;^(C)
assemble the aged;^[a](D)
gather the infants,
even babies nursing at the breast.
Let the groom leave his bedroom,^(E)
and the bride her honeymoon chamber.
¹⁷ Let the priests,^(F) the Lord’s ministers,
weep between the portico and the altar.^(G)
Let them say,
“Have pity on your people, Lord,^(H)
and do not make your inheritance a disgrace,^(I)
an object of scorn among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’” ^(J)