15. Blow the shofar in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16. gather the people, sanctify the meeting, 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.
17. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Forgive thy people, O Lord, and do not give thine heritage to reproach that the Gentiles should rule over her: why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
18. Then the Lord will be jealous for his earth and forgive his people.
19. Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you bread and new wine and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no longer make you a reproach among the Gentiles:
20. But I will remove far off from you he of the north wind and will drive him into a land barren and desolate; his face shall be toward the east sea, and his end unto the western sea, and he shall exhale his foul odour, and he shall decompose, because he has lifted himself up.
21. Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord has done great things.
22. Be not afraid, ye animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness shall become green again, for the trees shall bear their fruit, the fig tree and the vine shall give their fruits.
23. Ye also, sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God for he has given you the former rain according to righteousness, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain as in the beginning.
24. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25. And I will restore to you the years that the caterpillar has eaten, the locust, and the cankerworm, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26. And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God that has dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never again be ashamed.
27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel and that I am the Lord your God, and there is none other; and my people shall never be ashamed.
28. And it shall come to pass after this that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: