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A call for genuine repentance

Yoel 2:12–17

2:12 A call for genuine repentance

Southern kingdom

12 Yahweh declares: Even now,

return to me with all of your hearts,

and with fasting and weeping, and with mourning.

13 Yes, 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.

14 Who knows? He might change his mind and relent

and leave a blessing after him:

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

15 Blow the shofar in Tsiyon (Zion),

declare a fast,

announce an assembly.

16 Gather 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.

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

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

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

and then other nations to rule over them.

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

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12 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.

13 And_tear heart _of_your(pl) and_not garments _of_your(pl) and_return to YHWH god _of_your(pl) if/because is_gracious and_compassionate he he_is_long _of anger(s) and_great _of covenant _loyalty and_he_is_relenting on (the)_harm.

14 Who is_knowing he _will _turn and_he _will _relent and_he _will _leave behind_him a _blessing a _grain _offering and_a _drink _offering to/for_YHWH god _of_your(pl).

15 Give _a _blast _on a _ram’s _horn in_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) consecrate a _fast call an _assembly.

16 Gather the_people consecrate an _assembly gather the_elders gather children and_sucking _children _of breasts the_bridegroom let _him _go _out from_room _of_his and_the_bride from_chamber _of_her.

17 Between the_porch and_the_altar the_priests who_serve _of (of)_YHWH let _them _weep and_let _them _say have_compassion Oh_YHWH on people _of_your and_do _not make inheritance _of_your into_a _reproach to_mock on_them nations to/for_what will _people _say among_peoples where god _of_is_their.

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