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OET by section JOEL 2:12

JOEL 2:12–2:17 ©

A call for genuine repentance

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Literal Version

2:12 A call for genuine repentance

12Yahweh declares: Still even now,

return to me with all of your hearts,

and with fasting and weeping, and with mourning.

13Yes, tear your hearts and not your clothes,

and return to your God Yahweh

because he’s gracious and merciful,

slow to get angry but displaying loyal commitment,

and relenting from sending disaster.

14Who knows? He might change his mind and relent

and leave a blessing after him:

grain and wine that you all can use as offerings for your God Yahweh.

15Blow the shofar in Tsiyyon,

declare a fast,

announce an assembly.

16Gather the people,

consecrate the congregation,

assemble the elders,

gather the children

and the ones suckling the breasts.

May the bridegroom come out from his chamber

and the bride from her room.

17Let Yahweh’s servants the priests weep between the porch and the altar.

And let them say, “Have pity upon your people, Yahweh,

and don’t allow others to mock the people that you inherited,

and then for other nations to rule over them.

Why should the other nations ask, ‘Where is their God?’ ”

12And_also now the_utterance_of YHWH return to_me in_all heart_of_your_all’s and_in/on/at/with_fasting and_in/on/at/with_weeping[fn] and_in/on/at/with_mourning.
13And_rend hearts_of_your_all’s and_not garments_of_your_all’s and_return to YHWH god_of_your_all’s if/because is_gracious and_compassionate he he_is_long_of anger(s) and_abounding_of covenant_loyalty and_relents on the_disaster.
14Who is_knowing he_will_turn and_relent and_leave behind_him a_blessing a_grain_offering and_drink_offering to/for_YHWH god_of_your_all’s.
15give_a_blast_on a_ram’s_horn in/on/at/with_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) consecrate a_fast call an_assembly.
16Gather the_people consecrate an_assembly gather the_elders gather children and_infants_of breasts let_him_go_out the_bridegroom from_room_of_his and_bride from_canopy_of_her.
17Between the_vestibule and_to_the_altar let_them_weep the_priests (of)_YHWH who_serve_of and_say spare Oh_YHWH on people_of_your and_not make inheritance_of_your to_reproach to_byword in/on/at/with_them nations to/for_what will_people_say in/on/at/with_peoples where god_of_their.

2:12 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

JOEL 2:12–2:17 ©

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