17 (A)Between the (B)vestibule and the (C)altar
    (D)let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep
and say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
    and make not your heritage a reproach,
    a byword among the nations.[a]
(E)Why should they say among the peoples,
    ‘Where is their God?’”

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:17 Or reproach, that the nations should rule over them

17 Let the priests, who minister(A) before the Lord,
    weep(B) between the portico and the altar.(C)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
    Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(D)
    a byword(E) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
    ‘Where is their God?(F)’”

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26 (A)“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
    and praise the name of the Lord your God,
    who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people (B)shall never again be put to shame.

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26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(A)
    and you will praise(B) the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders(C) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(D)

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