Joel 2:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 2:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְקִרְע֤וּ
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
לְבַבְכֶם֙
lêbâb
H3824
heart
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
בִּגְדֵיכֶ֔ם
beged
H899
garment
וְשׁ֖וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
חַנּ֤וּן
channûwn
H2587
gracious
וְרַחוּם֙
rachûwm
H7349
compassionate
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אֶ֤רֶךְ
ʼârêk
H750
patient
אַפַּ֨יִם֙
ʼaph
H639
nose
וְרַב
rab
H7227
many
חֶ֔סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
וְנִחָ֖ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָרָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Tear your heart, and not your garments, And turn to Yahweh, your God; For he is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, And relents from sending calamity.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And tear your heart and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God. For he gracious and merciful, long of nostrils and great of kindness, and relenting from harm.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).