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Joel 2:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Joel 2:17

Verse 17 of 32

Scripture focus

Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where [is] their God?

Joel 2:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joel 2:17

Theological / Devotional

The porch. The vestibule at the entrance of the Temple (see on 1 Kings 6:3). The brazen altar for burnt offerings stood in the court in front of the porch (see 2 Chron. 8:12; see on 1 Kings 8:64). The place of meeting was thus directly at the entrance to the Temple.

Thine heritage. Compare the appeal in Ex. 32:12; Deut. 9:26, 29; also Eze. 36:20-23.

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