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Joel 2:16

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16gather the people.

tConsecrate the congregation;

assemble the elders;

ugather the children,

even nursing infants.

vLet the bridegroom leave his room,

and the bride her chamber.

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Cross references

  1. tSee Josh. 3:5
  2. u[2 Chr. 20:13]
  3. v[Deut. 24:5; Eccles. 3:5; Zech. 12:12–14; 1 Cor. 7:5]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Gather the people,

consecrate the assembly;

bring together the elders,

gather the children,

those nursing at the breast.

Let the bridegroom leave his room

and the bride her chamber.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Gather the people;

sanctify the congregation;

assemble the aged;

gather the infants,

even babies nursing at the breast.

Let the groom leave his bedroom,

and the bride her honeymoon chamber.

NLTNew Living Translation

Gather all the people—

the elders, the children, and even the babies.

Call the bridegroom from his quarters

and the bride from her private room.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

gather the people, consecrate the assembly;

assemble the elders, gather the children,

even those who are breast-feeding;

let the bridegroom come out from his private room,

and the bride from her canopy.

KJV 1900King James Version

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,

Gather the children, and those that suck the breasts:

Let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.