“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 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.
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? Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his
people” (Joel 2:15-18).