Joel 2:17
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King James Version (modern wording)
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O LORD, and give not yours heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Joel 2:17 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
Joel 2:17 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Joel 2:17 (BSB)
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What does Joel 2:17 say?
Joel 2:17 in modern King James wording reads: "Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O LORD, and give not yours heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?"
Where is Joel 2:17 found in the Bible?
Joel 2:17 is verse 17 of chapter 2 of the book of Joel, in the Old Testament. Joel has 3 chapters.
Which translations of Joel 2:17 can I read here?
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