Joe 2:17 | MHM | STEP | v. 17 : The priests, who serve God, should also repent and pray: "Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord , weep between the porch and the altar and say, 'Spare your people, O Lord . Do not let your inheritance become an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’" . The leaders should ask God to forgive and help His people, not just for their own good, but so that other nations will not mock God or His people. This prayer asks God to protect His reputation and show mercy.

‏ Joel 2:17

v. 17: The priests, who serve God, should also repent and pray: "Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar and say, 'Spare your people, O Lord. Do not let your inheritance become an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’". The leaders should ask God to forgive and help His people, not just for their own good, but so that other nations will not mock God or His people. This prayer asks God to protect His reputation and show mercy.