Joel 2:13

And rend your lev, and not your garments, 1 and turn unto Hashem Eloheichem; 1 for He is channun (gracious) and rachum (merciful), 1 slow to anger, and of rav chesed, 1 and He relents from sending calamity. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12Therefore also now, saith Hashem, 1 turn ye back to Me with all your lev, 1 and with tzom, and with weeping, and with mourning; 1

14Who knoweth but that He will return and have pity, 1 and leave behind Him a brocha; 1 even a minchah and a nesekh 1 unto Hashem Eloheichem? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 37:29And Reuven returned unto the bor; and, hinei, Yosef was not in the bor; and he made the keriah of his clothes. + 37:29 compare Mk 14:63

Exodus 34:6And Hashem passed by before him, and proclaimed, Hashem, Hashem El Rachum v'Channun, slow to anger, and abundant in chesed and emes,

2 Samuel 1:11Then Dovid took hold on his clothes, and made the kri'ah on them; and likewise all the anashim that were with him;

2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when Melech Yisroel had read the sefer, that he tore his begadim, and said, Am I HaElohim, to kill and to make alive, that this doth send unto me to recover an ish of his tzara'at? Wherefore consider, now, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

2 Kings 22:11And it came to pass, when HaMelech had heard the Divrei Sefer HaTorah, that he tore his garments.

2 Chronicles 6:27Then hear Thou from Shomayim, and forgive the sin of Thy avadim, and of Thy people Yisroel, when Thou hast taught them the Derech HaTovah, wherein they should walk; and send matar upon Thy land, which Thou hast given unto Thy people for a nachalah.

Matthew Henry on Joel 2:13-18

Exhortation to Repentance. ( b. c. 720.) 12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord , turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 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. 14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? 15 Blow the… Read the whole commentary →

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