Joel

Joel 2:13–14

¹³So rend your hearts and not your garments,

and return to the LORD your God.

For He is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.^b

And He relents from sending disaster.

¹⁴Who knows? He may turn and relent

and leave a blessing behind Him —

grain and drink offerings

for the LORD your God.

Footnotes

b 2:13 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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Joel 2:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So rend	וְקִרְע֤וּ	wə·qir·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7167 tear
your hearts	לְבַבְכֶם֙	lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
your garments	בִּגְדֵיכֶ֔ם	biḡ·ḏê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H899 treachery
and return	וְשׁ֖וּבוּ	wə·šū·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is gracious	חַנּ֤וּן	ḥan·nūn	Adjective - masculine singular	H2587 gracious
and compassionate	וְרַחוּם֙	wə·ra·ḥūm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7349 compassionate
slow	אֶ֤רֶךְ	’e·reḵ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H750 long
to anger	אַפַּ֙יִם֙	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
abounding	וְרַב־	wə·raḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
in loving devotion	חֶ֔סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
And He relents	וְנִחָ֖ם	wə·ni·ḥām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
from	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
sending disaster	הָרָעָֽה׃	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Joel 2:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
knows	יוֹדֵ֖עַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
He may turn	יָשׁ֣וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and relent	וְנִחָ֑ם	wə·ni·ḥām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
and leave	וְהִשְׁאִ֤יר	wə·hiš·’îr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
a blessing	בְּרָכָ֔ה	bə·rā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
behind Him	אַֽחֲרָיו֙	’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
grain	מִנְחָ֣ה	min·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and drink offerings	וָנֶ֔סֶךְ	wā·ne·seḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5262 drink-offering
for the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פ	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Joel 2:13 Psalm 86:15 · Psalm 34:18 · Isaiah 57:15 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Matthew 5:3–4 · Micah 7:18 · Psalm 86:5 · James 1:19–20 · Jeremiah 18:7–8 · Psalm 103:8 · Isaiah 66:2 · Jonah 4:2

Joel 2:14 Jonah 3:9 · Haggai 2:19 · Jonah 1:6 · Amos 5:15 · Zephaniah 2:3 · 2 Samuel 12:22 · Exodus 32:30 · Joel 1:13 · 2 Kings 19:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.