14. Perhaps he will again relentand leave behind a blessing,Grain offering and libationfor the Lord, your God.
15. Blow the horn in Zion!Proclaim a fast,call an assembly!
16. Gather the people,sanctify the congregation;Assemble the elderly;gather the children,even infants nursing at the breast;Let the bridegroom leave his room,and the bride her bridal tent.
17. Between the porch and the altarlet the priests weep,let the ministers of the Lord weep and say:“Spare your people, Lord!do not let your heritage become a disgrace,a byword among the nations!Why should they say among the peoples,‘Where is their God?’”
18. Then the Lord grew jealous for his land and took pity on his people.