Joel 2:15-17

New American Standard Bible 1995

^15 (A)Blow a trumpet in Zion,
^(B)Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
¹⁶ Gather the people, ^(C)sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the ^(D)bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
¹⁷ Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers,
Weep ^(E)between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, “^(F)Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not make Your inheritance a ^(G)reproach,
A byword among the nations.
Why should they among the peoples say,
‘^(H)Where is their God?’”