Joel 2:13
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And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.So 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. And He relents from sending disaster.
In other translations
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.So 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. And He relents from sending disaster.
Hebrew words
וְקִרְעוּvekir'uand tearH7167לְבַבְכֶםlevavkhemheart yourH3824וְאַל־ve'al-and may not [it be]H408בִּגְדֵיכֶםbigdeikhemgarments yourH899וְשׁוּבוּveshuvuand returnH7725אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם'eloheikhemGod yourH430כִּי־ki-forH3588חַנּוּןchanun[is] graciousH2587וְרַחוּםverachumand compassionateH7349הוּאhu'heH1931אֶרֶךְ'erekhlong ofH750אַפַּיִם'apayimanger<s>H639וְרַב־verav-and great ofH7227חֶסֶדchesedcovenant loyaltyH2617וְנִחָםvenichamand relentingH5162עַל־'al-onH5921הָרָעָה׃hara'ah<the> harmH7451
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