Joel 2:17-19

The Voice

¹⁷Let the priests, the Eternal’s servants, stand between the porch and the altar
and weep as they intercede. Let them say,

Priests: Have pity on Your people, O Eternal One!
        And do not let Your legacy—Your covenant people—
    Be taunted and mocked by the nations,
        who ask, “Where is their God?”

¹⁸But wait—the Eternal One has become possessive of His land;
He will restore us in compassion, His people!
¹⁹In response to our prayers, the Eternal will answer:

Eternal One: Listen! I am sending you a great harvest of grain, wine, and oil.
You will be completely satisfied and no longer
Will I make you a people held in contempt by the nations.

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