Verse List for JOEL 2:12

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OET (OET-RV) Yahweh declares: Even now, ⇔ return to me with all of your hearts, ⇔ and with fasting and weeping, and with mourning.

OET-LV And_also now the _utterance _of YHWH return to_me in_all heart _of_your(pl) and_with_fasting and_with_weeping[fn] and_with_wailing.

ULT “Yet even now,” the declaration of Yahweh, ⇔  “return to me with all of your heart, ⇔  and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning.”

UST But Yahweh says, ⇔ “In spite of these disasters that you have experienced, ⇔  you can still reconcile yourselves to me in your inner being. ⇔ Weep, and mourn, and fast to show that you are sorry that you have abandoned me.”

BSB & MSB “Yet even now,” ⇔  declares the LORD, ⇔ “return to Me with all your heart, ⇔  with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”

OEB ⇔  But now this is the message of the Lord: ⇔ Turn to me with all your heart, ⇔  and with fasting and weeping and mourning,

CSB Even now — this is the LORD’s declaration — turn to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

NLT That is why the LORD says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

NIV “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

CEV The LORD said: It isn't too late. You can still return to me with all your heart. Start crying and mourning! Go without eating.

ESV “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

NASB “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning;

LSB “Yet even now,” declares Yahweh, “Return to Me with all your heart And with fasting, weeping, and wailing;

WEBBE & WMBB “Yet even now,” says the LORD, “turn to me with all your heart, ⇔  and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”

MSG Change Your Life But there’s also this, it’s not too late— God’s personal Message!— “Come back to me and really mean it! Come fasting and weeping, sorry for your sins!”

NET “Yet even now,” the Lord says, ⇔ “return to me with all your heart – ⇔ with fasting, weeping, and mourning. ⇔ Tear your hearts, ⇔ not just your garments!”

LSV “And also now,” a declaration of YHWH,
“Turn back to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, and with weeping,
And with lamentation.”

FBV “Yet even now,” says the Lord, “Come back to me while there is still time. Come to me with all your heart, with fasting and prayer.

T4T But Yahweh says, ⇔ “In spite of these disasters that you have experienced, ⇔  you can return to me with all your inner beings. ⇔ Weep, and mourn, and ◄fast/abstain from eating food► to show that you are sorry for having abandoned me.

LEB
• “And even now,” declares[fn] Yahweh,
• “return to me with all your heart,
• with fasting, and weeping, and wailing.”

NRSV Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

NKJV “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”

NAB Yet even now—oracle of the LORD— return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

BBE But even now, says the Lord, come back to me with all your heart, keeping from food, with weeping and with sorrow:

Moff ⇔  Yet even now, the Eternal promises, ⇔ turn to me with all your heart, ⇔ fasting, weeping, mourning,

JPS Yet even now, saith the LORD, turn ye unto Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation;

ASV Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

DRA Now therefore saith the Lord: Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning.

YLT And also now — an affirmation of Jehovah, Turn ye back unto Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, And with lamentation.

Drby Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning;

RV Yet even now, saith the LORD, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
(Yet even now, saith/says the LORD, turn ye/you_all unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:)

SLT And also now, says Jehovah, Turn back even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping and with wailing.

Wbstr Therefore also now, saith the LORD, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

KJB-1769 ¶ Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
(¶ Therefore also now, saith/says the LORD, turn ye/you_all even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:)

KJB-1611 ¶ Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turne yee euen to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But nowe saith ye Lord, turne you vnto me with all your heartes, with fasting, with weepyng, and with mournyng.
(But now saith/says ye/you_all Lord, turn you unto me with all your hearts, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.)

Gnva Therefore also now the Lord sayth, Turne you vnto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning,
(Therefore also now the Lord saith/says, Turn you unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning,)

Cvdl Now therfore saieth the LORDE: Turne you vnto me with all youre hertes, with fastinge, wepynge and mournynge:
(Now therefore saith/says the LORD: Turn you unto me with all your(pl) hearts, with fasting, weeping and mourning:)

Wycl Now therfor seith the Lord, Be ye conuertid to me in al youre herte, in fastyng, and wepyng, and weilyng;
(Now therefore saith/says the Lord, Be ye/you_all converted to me in all your(pl) heart, in fasting, and weeping, and wailing;)

Luth So spricht nun der HErr: Bekehret euch zu mir von ganzem Herzen mit Fasten, mit Weinen, mit Klagen!
(So speaks/says now the/of_the LORD: Convertt you to/for to_me from whole heart(s) with fasting(n), with cry(n), with lawsuits/complaints!)

ClVg Nunc ergo, dicit Dominus, convertimini ad me in toto corde vestro, in jejunio, et in fletu, et in planctu.
(now therefore, he_says Master, conversion to me in/into/on throughout heart your, in/into/on I_fast, and in/into/on crying, and in/into/on planctu.)

UHB וְ⁠גַם־עַתָּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה שֻׁ֥בוּ עָדַ֖⁠י בְּ⁠כָל־לְבַבְ⁠כֶ֑ם וּ⁠בְ⁠צ֥וֹם וּ⁠בְ⁠בְכִ֖י וּ⁠בְ⁠מִסְפֵּֽד׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν, ἐπιστράφητε πρὸς μὲ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐν νηστείᾳ, καὶ ἐν κλαυθμῷ, καὶ ἐν κοπετῷ,

BrTr Now therefore, saith the Lord your God, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation: