Joel 2:17

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ ·The [^LLet the] priests, ·the Lord’s servants [who minister before the Lord], should ·cry [weep]
    between the altar and the ·entrance to the Temple [portico; vestibule].
·They should [^LLet them] say, “Lord, ·have mercy on [spare] your people.
    Don’t let ·them [^Lyour inheritance/possession] be ·put to shame [mocked; a reproach];
    don’t let other nations make ·fun of them [them a byword].
·Don’t let [^LWhy should the] people in other nations ask,
    ‘Where is their God?’”