Joel 1:13-15

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¹³Priests, put on sackcloth and cry loudly.
Servants of the altar, cry loudly.
Servants of my God, you will sleep in sackcloth,
because there will be no more grain and drink offerings in God’s Temple.

The Terrible Destruction of the Locusts

¹⁴Tell the people that there will be a special time of fasting. Call them together for a special meeting. Bring the leaders and everyone living in the land together at the Temple of the Lord your God, and pray to the Lord.

¹⁵Be sad because the Lord’s special day is near. At that time punishment will come like an attack from God All-Powerful.

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