Joel 2:13

“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.”

"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." - Joel 2:13
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What does Joel 2:13 mean?

Joel 2:13 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse comes from the book of Joel, a…

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Rending Hearts: The Call to Genuine Repentance

In the book of Joel, specifically Joel 2:13, we find a powerful call to authenticity and heartfelt repentance. The verse states, "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…

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A Prayer of Consecration and Repentance

O Lord our God, creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You with hearts humbled and contrite, as we reflect on the profound exhortation found in the book of Joel, chapter 2, verse 13, where You call us to "rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the…

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Joel 2:13 - "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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Joel 2:28
Joel 2:28
Joel 2
Joel 2:28
Joel 2:22
Joel 2:28-29
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Joel 2:16-20
Joel 2:28-29
Acts 2:16 - "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;"
Joel 3:13 - "Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great."
Joel 2:18 - "¶ Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people."
Joel 2:28 – "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people."
Joel 2:12-13 - "Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."
Joel 2:28 – "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people."
Joel 2:4 - "The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run."
Joel 2:15 - "¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:"
Joel 2:28 – "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people."
Joel 2:24 - "And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil."
Joel 2:21 - "¶ Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things."
Joel 2:30 - "And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke."
"But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;" - Acts 2:16
Joel 2:6 - "Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness."
Joel 2:29 - "And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit."
Joel 2:31 - "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come."
1 Samuel 8:2 - "Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba."
Joel 2:12 - "¶ Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:"