Joel 2:16
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
What it says
The whole community, from elders to infants and newlyweds, must be gathered and sanctified.
What it is doing
This verse makes repentance corporate and comprehensive.
In context
12“Yet even now,” 13So rend your hearts and not your garments, 14Who knows? He may turn and relent 15Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, 16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, 17Let the priests who minister before the LORD