Joel 2:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² This is the Lord’s message:
    “Now come back to me with all your heart.
Cry and mourn, and don’t eat anything!
    Show that you are sad for doing wrong.
¹³ Tear your hearts,
    not your clothes.^[a]”
Come back to the Lord your God.
    He is kind and merciful.
He does not become angry quickly.
    He has great love.
Maybe he will change his mind
    about the bad punishment he planned.
¹⁴ Who knows, maybe he will change his mind
    and leave behind a blessing for you.
Then you can give grain and drink offerings
    to the Lord your God.