Joel 2:17 References
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Let the priests, the Lord'S ministers, Weep abetween the porch and the altar, And let them say, "bSpare Your people, O Lord, And do not make Your inheritance a creproach, A byword among the nations. Why should they among the peoples say, 'dWhere is their God?'"
b Exodus 32:11, Exodus 32:12, Isaiah 37:20, Amos 7:2, Amos 7:5
Exodus 32
11
Then aMoses entreated the Lord his God, and said, "O Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
Exodus 32
12
"Why should athe Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people.
Isaiah 37
20
"Now, O Lord our God, adeliver us from his hand that ball the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God."
Amos 7
2
And it came about, when it had afinished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, "bLord GOD, please pardon! How can Jacob stand, For he is csmall?"