Joel 2:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation: gather the elders: assemble the [a]children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her bride chamber.
17 Let the Priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage into reproach, that the heathen should rule over them. (A)Wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
18 Then will the Lord be [b]jealous over his land, and spare his people.
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- Joel 2:16 That as all have sinned, so all may show forth signs of their repentance, that men seeing the children which are not free from God’s wrath, might be the more lively touched with the consideration of their own sins.
- Joel 2:18 If they repent he showeth that God will preserve and defend them with a most ardent affection.
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