Joel 1:13
Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests;
What it says
Priests and ministers are told to put on sackcloth, lament, and spend the night in mourning because offerings are withheld from God's house.
What it is doing
This verse begins the chapter's turn from grief to penitential response.
In context
13Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; 14Consecrate a fast; 15Alas for the day! 16Has not the food been cut off 17The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; 18How the cattle groan! 19To You, O LORD, I call, 20Even the beasts of the field pant for You,