2:17a Let the priests who minister before the LORD

The priests, who work ⌊in the service of⌋ Yahweh,
-or-
You priests who serve in Yahweh’s house/temple,

2:17b weep between the portico and the altar,

should/must cry/wail ⌊as you stand in the temple⌋ between the porch and the altar.
-or-

⌊stand (plur.) ⌋ between the entrance ⌊to his house/temple⌋ and the altar/place for the sacrifice, and there lament/mourn (plur.).

2:17c saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD,

They should/must say, “Have (sing.) pity on your (sing.) people, Yahweh.
-or-
Pray (plur.) in this way: “Yahweh, be (sing.) merciful to ⌊us (excl.) ⌋ ! ⌊We (excl.) ⌋ are your (sing.) people!

2:17d and do not make Your heritage a reproach,

Do not allow (sing.) the nation that you own/possess to become a target for insults
-or-
Stop/Keep (sing.) ⌊foreign people⌋ from scorning/despising ⌊us (excl.),⌋ the people who belong to you (sing.) !

2:17e an object of scorn among the nations.

and/or a disgrace in front of people everywhere.
-or-
Prevent/Keep (sing.) them from mocking/ridiculing us (excl.) !

2:17d–e (combined)

Do not allow (sing.) foreign nations/peoples to scorn/ridicule us (excl.) , for we (excl.) belong to you (sing.) !

2:17f Why should they say among the peoples,

Why should those Gentiles/foreigners be able to say,
-or-
You (sing.) should not let them say to one another that

2:17g ‘Where is their God?’”

‘Where is the God of those people?’”
-or-
our (excl.) God is not present/here ⌊with us (excl.) ⌋ .”

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