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Joel 2:13-14
New English Translation
Joel 2:13-14
New English Translation
13 Tear your hearts,[a]
not just your garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to anger and boundless in loyal love[b]—often relenting from calamitous punishment.[c]
14 Who knows?
Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve,[d]
and leave blessing in his wake[e]—
a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God![f]
Footnotes
- Joel 2:13 sn The figurative language calls for genuine repentance and not merely external ritual that goes through the motions.
- Joel 2:13 tn Heb “and great of loyal love.”
- Joel 2:13 tn Heb “and he relents from calamity.”
- Joel 2:14 tn Heb “turn” or “turn back.”
- Joel 2:14 tn Heb “leave a blessing behind him.”
- Joel 2:14 tn The phrase “for you to offer” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
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