Once again Joel points to the termination of the temple service. Do the people have no or too little regard for it? Do they even notice that (the service to) God is being affected? What does that mean to them? It has to penetrate into the heart of the people as to what is actually going on.
13 Sacrificateurs, ceignez-vous et pleurez! Lamentez-vous, serviteurs de l'autel! Venez, passez la nuit revêtus de sacs, Serviteurs de mon Dieu! Car offrandes et libations ont disparu de la maison de votre Dieu.