Joel 2:15-17

Complete Jewish Bible

¹⁵ “Blow the shofar in Tziyon!
Proclaim a holy fast,
call for a solemn assembly.”

¹⁶ Gather the people; consecrate the congregation;
assemble the leaders; gather the children,
even infants sucking at the breast;
let the bridegroom leave his room
and the bride the bridal chamber.
¹⁷ Let the cohanim, who serve Adonai,
stand weeping between the vestibule and the altar.
Let them say, “Spare your people, Adonai!
Don’t expose your heritage to mockery,
or make them a byward among the Goyim.
Why should the peoples say, ‘Where is their God?’”