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Joel 2:16-18
International Standard Version
Joel 2:16-18
International Standard Version
16 Gather the people!
Dedicate the congregation!
Bring in the elders.
Gather the youngsters
and even the nursing infants.
Call the bridegroom from his wedding preparations,[a]
and the bride from her dressing room.
17 As they serve[b] between the porch and the altar,
let the priests and ministers of the Lord weep and pray:
‘Spare your people, Lord,
and do not make your heritage a disgrace
so that nations ridicule them.
Why should they say among the people,
“Where is their God?”’”
Response to the People’s Repentance
18 Then the Lord will show great concern for his land,
and will have compassion on his people.
International Standard Version (ISV)
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