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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.
Joel 2:13-14
New International Version
Joel 2:13-14
New International Version
13 Rend your heart(A)
and not your garments.(B)
Return(C) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(D)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(E)
and he relents from sending calamity.(F)
14 Who knows? He may turn(G) and relent(H)
and leave behind a blessing(I)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(J)
for the Lord your God.
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