Joel 2:13
“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.”
— Joel 2:13
About this verse
Joel 2:13 comes from the book of Joel, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the call_to_repentance genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine character, true repentance. Notable phrases: tear your heart; gracious and merciful. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains a command.
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
call_to_repentance
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