Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Gird yourselves—namely, with sackcloth; as in Isaiah 32:11, the ellipsis is supplied (compare Jeremiah 4:8).
lament, ye priests—as it is your duty to set the example to others; also as the guilt was greater, and a greater scandal was occasioned, by your sin to the cause of God.
come—the Septuagint, "enter" the house of God (compare Joel 1:14).
lie all night in sackcloth—so Ahab (I Kings 21:27).
ministers of my God— (I Corinthians 9:13). Joel claims authority for his doctrine; it is in God's name and by His mission I speak to you.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joel 1:13:
Joel 2:14
Jonah 3:5
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