Joe 2:17 | HCSB | STEP | Let the priests , the Lord ’s ministers , weep between the portico and the altar . Let them say : “Have pity on Your people , Lord , and do not make Your inheritance a disgrace , an object of scorn among the nations . Why should it be said among the peoples , ‘Where is their God ?’”

Joel 2:17

17 Let the priests ^a the Lord’s ministers,
weep between the portico and the altar. ^b
Let them say:
“Have pity on Your people, Lord ^c
and do not make Your inheritance a disgrace ^d
an object of scorn among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’” ^e