“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”Joel 2:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְגַם־עַתָּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה שֻׁ֥בוּ עָדַ֖י בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וּבְצ֥וֹם וּבְבְכִ֖י וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃
- וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- עַתָּה֙'a.Tah“now”Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- שֻׁ֥בוּShu.vu“return”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- עָדַ֖י'a.Dai“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- בְּכָל־be.khol“with all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- לְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.Khem“heart your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
- וּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.Tzom“and with fasting”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צוֹם · “fast” · Strong's H6685
- וּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.Khi“and with weeping”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּכִי · “weeping” · Strong's H1065
- וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.Ped“and with wailing”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִסְפֵּד · “mourning” · Strong's H4553
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)