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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:16 Or elders

15 Blow the trumpet(A) in Zion,(B)
    declare a holy fast,(C)
    call a sacred assembly.(D)
16 Gather the people,
    consecrate(E) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(F)
    gather the children,
    those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(G) leave his room
    and the bride her chamber.

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15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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