2:17 Let the priests, those who serve the Lord, weep
from the vestibule all the way back to the altar. 1
Let them say, “Have pity, O Lord, on your people;
please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked,
to become a proverb 2 among the nations.
Why should it be said 3 among the peoples,
“Where is their God?”
2:18 Then the Lord became 4 zealous for his land;
he had compassion on his people.
2:19 The Lord responded 5 to his people,
“Look! I am about to restore your grain 6
as well as fresh wine and olive oil.
You will be fully satisfied. 7
I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations.
2:20 I will remove the one from the north 8 far from you.
I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place.
Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, 9
and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. 10
His stench will rise up as a foul smell.” 11
Indeed, the Lord 12 has accomplished great things.