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Joel 2:17

NETBible	Let the priests, those who serve the Lord, weep from the vestibule all the way back to the altar.¹ Let them say, “Have pity, O Lord, on your people; please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked, to become a proverb² among the nations. Why should it be said³ among the peoples, “Where is their God?”
NIV © biblegateway Joe 2:17	Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say, "Spare your people, O LORD. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’"
NASB © biblegateway Joe 2:17	Let the priests, the LORD’S ministers, Weep between the porch and the altar, And let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not make Your inheritance a reproach, A byword among the nations. Why should they among the peoples say, ‘Where is their God?’"
NLT © biblegateway Joe 2:17	The priests, who minister in the LORD’s presence, will stand between the people and the altar, weeping. Let them pray, "Spare your people, LORD! They belong to you, so don’t let them become an object of mockery. Don’t let their name become a proverb of unbelieving foreigners who say, ‘Where is the God of Israel? He must be helpless!’"
MSG © biblegateway Joe 2:17	Between Sanctuary entrance and altar, let the priests, GOD's servants, weep tears of repentance. Let them intercede: "Have mercy, GOD, on your people! Don't abandon your heritage to contempt. Don't let the pagans take over and rule them and sneer, 'And so where is this God of theirs?'"
BBE © SABDAweb Joe 2:17	Let the priests, the servants of the Lord, be weeping between the covered way and the altar, and let them say, Have mercy on your people, O Lord, do not give up your heritage to shame, so that the nations become their rulers: why let them say among the peoples, Where is their God?
NRSV © bibleoremus Joe 2:17	Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep. Let them say, "Spare your people, O LORD, and do not make your heritage a mockery, a byword among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’"
NKJV © biblegateway Joe 2:17	Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, Weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’"
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KJV	Let the priests <03548>_, the ministers <08334> (8764) of the LORD <03068>_, weep <01058> (8799) between the porch <0197> and the altar <04196>_, and let them say <0559> (8799)_, Spare <02347> (8798) thy people <05971>_, O LORD <03068>_, and give <05414> (8799) not thine heritage <05159> to reproach <02781>_, that the heathen <01471> should rule over <04910> (8800) them: wherefore should they say <0559> (8799) among the people <05971>_, Where [is] their God <0430>_? {rule over: or, use a byword against}
NASB © biblegateway Joe 2:17	Let the priests <03548> , the LORD'S <03068> ministers <08334> , Weep <01058> between <0996> the porch <0197> and the altar <04196> , And let them say <0559> , "Spare <02347> Your people <05971> , O LORD <03068> , And do not make <05414> Your inheritance <05159> a reproach <02781> , A byword <04912> among the nations <01471> . Why <04100> should they among the peoples <05971> say <0559> , 'Where <0346> is their God <0430> ?'"
LXXM	ana <303> PREP meson <3319> A-ASN thv <3588> T-GSF krhpidov {N-GSF} tou <3588> T-GSN yusiasthriou <2379> N-GSN klausontai <2799> V-FMI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM iereiv <2409> N-NPM oi <3588> T-NPM leitourgountev <3008> V-PAPNP kuriw <2962> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ erousin {V-FAI-3P} feisai <5339> V-AMD-2S kurie <2962> N-VSM tou <3588> T-GSM laou <2992> N-GSM sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ mh <3165> ADV dwv <1325> V-AAS-2S thn <3588> T-ASF klhronomian <2817> N-ASF sou <4771> P-GS eiv <1519> PREP oneidov <3681> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSN katarxai {V-AAN} autwn <846> D-GPM eynh <1484> N-APN opwv <3704> CONJ mh <3165> ADV eipwsin {V-AAS-3P} en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPN eynesin <1484> N-DPN pou <4225> ADV estin <1510> V-PAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	Let the priests <03548> , those who serve <08334> the Lord <03068> , weep <01058> from <0996> the vestibule <0197> all the way back to the altar <04196> . Let them say <0559> , “Have pity <02347> , O Lord <03068> , on <05921> your people <05971> ; please do not <0408> turn over <05414> your inheritance <05159> to be mocked <02781> , to become a proverb <04910> among the nations <01471> . Why <04100> should it be said <0559> among the peoples <05971> , “Where <0346> is their God <0430> ?”
HEBREW	Mhyhla <0430> hya <0346> Mymeb <05971> wrmay <0559> hml <04100> Mywg <01471> Mb <0> lsml <04910> hprxl <02781> Ktlxn <05159> Ntt <05414> law <0408> Kme <05971> le <05921> hwhy <03068> howx <02347> wrmayw <0559> hwhy <03068> ytrsm <08334> Mynhkh <03548> wkby <01058> xbzmlw <04196> Mlwah <0197> Nyb (2:17) <0996>

NETBible

Let the priests, those who serve the Lord, weep from the vestibule all the way back to the altar.¹ Let them say, “Have pity, O Lord, on your people; please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked, to become a proverb² among the nations. Why should it be said³ among the peoples, “Where is their God?”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “between the vestibule and the altar.” The vestibule was located at the entrance of the temple and the altar was located at the other end of the building. So “between the vestibule and the altar” is a merism referring to the entire structure. The priestly lament permeates the entire house of worship.

²tn For the MT reading לִמְשָׁל (limshol, an infinitive, “to rule”), one should instead read לְמָשָׁל (lÿmashal, a noun, “to a byword”). While the consonantal Hebrew text permits either, the context suggests that the concern here is more one of not wanting to appear abandoned by God to ongoing economic depression rather than one of concern over potential political subjection of Israel (cf. v. 19). The possibility that the form in the MT is an infinitive construct of the denominative verb II מָשַׁל (mashal, “to utter a proverb”) does not seem likely because of the following preposition (Hebrew בְּ [bÿ], rather than עַל [’al]).

³tn Heb “Why will they say?”