Joe 2:13 | NET2full | STEP | Tear your hearts , not just your garments .” Return to the Lord your God , for he is merciful and compassionate , slow to anger and boundless in loyal love —often relenting from calamitous punishment .

Joel 2:13

13 Tear your hearts, ^{▼▼sn The figurative language calls for genuine repentance and not merely external ritual that goes through the motions.}
not just your garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to anger and boundless in loyal love ^{▼▼tn Heb “and great of loyal love.”} —often relenting from calamitous punishment. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he relents from calamity.”}