ministers of the altar. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 30:20). App-92.
lie all night, &c. The symbol of mourning; p. 2 Samuel 12:16.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
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Joel 1:13
13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.