Holy Scripture

Joel 2:17

A church father on this verse
“Who will cry aloud, "Spare your people, O Lord, and do not give your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them"? Noah, Job and Daniel stood together as men of prayer. Who will pray for us, that we might have a slight respite from warfare and recover ourselves?”
Gregory of Nazianzus, 4th c. — IN DEFENSE OF HIS FLIGHT TO PONTUS, ORATION 2:89

Source: Septuagint

Original

17Between the porch and the altar let the priests that minister to the Lord weep, and say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them, lest they should say among the heathen, Where is their God?

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In context

15Sound the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, proclaim a solemn service:

16gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants at the breast: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

— Joel 2:17 —

18But the Lord was jealous of his land, and spared his people.

19And the Lord answered and said to his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied with them: and I will no longer make you a reproach among the Gentiles.

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