“Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his room, and the bride out of her room.”
— WEB
Joel 2:16
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.”
— KJV
“gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.”
— ASV
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Commentary
sanctify the congregation--namely, by expiatory rites and purification with water [CALVIN], (Exo 19:10, Exo 19:22). MAURER translates, "appoint a solemn assembly," which would be a tautological repetition of Joe 2:15. elders . . . children--No age was to be excepted (Ch2 20:13). bridegroom--ordinarily exempted from public duties (Deu 24:5; compare Co1 7:5, Co1 7:29). closet--or, nuptial bed, from a Hebrew root "to cover," referring to the canopy over it.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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