Joel 2:15–19

15  Blow the ram’s horn in Zion. 

Schedule a time to fast. 

Call for an assembly. 

16  Gather the people. 

Prepare them for a holy meeting. 

Assemble the leaders. 

Gather the children, even the nursing infants. 

Grooms leave their rooms. 

Brides leave their chambers. 

17  The priests who serve the Lord cry 

between the altar and the entrance to the temple. 

They say, 

“Spare your people, O Lord. 

Don’t let the people who belong to you become a disgrace. 

Don’t let the nations ridicule them. 

Why should people ask, ‘Where is their God?’ ” 

The Lord Will Give Earthly Blessings to His People

18  Then the Lord became concerned about his land, 

and he had pity on his people. 

19  The Lord said to his people, 

“I am going to send grain, new wine, and olive oil to you. 

You will be satisfied with them. 

I will no longer make you a disgrace among the nations.