Joel 2:13 Cross References
Joel 2:13
13: Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you.
Psalms 34:18
- The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalms 86:15
- But you, O Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love and truth.
Exodus 34:6
- He passed in front of Moses and said, "I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.
- I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so I do not leave sin unpunished, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations."
Matthew 5:3
- "God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.
- God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Isaiah 57:15
- The high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, the Holy One, says this: "I live in that high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts.
Micah 7:18
- Where is another God like you, who pardons the sins of the survivors among his people? You cannot stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing mercy.
2 Samuel 1:11
- David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news.
James 1:19
- My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
- Your anger can never make things right in God's sight.
Psalms 86:5
- O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask your aid.
Jonah 4:2
- So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you were a gracious and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. I knew how easily you could cancel your plans for destroying these people.
Romans 5:20
- God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful kindness became more abundant.
- So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful kindness rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Jeremiah 18:7
- If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,
- but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.
Job 1:20
- Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground before God.
Isaiah 66:2
- My hands have made both heaven and earth, and they are mine. I, the LORD, have spoken! "I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.
2 Kings 22:19
- You were sorry and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I said against this city and its people, that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. So I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.
Psalms 103:8
- The LORD is merciful and gracious; he is slow to get angry and full of unfailing love.
Psalms 51:17
- The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.
Genesis 37:29
- Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the pit. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in anguish and frustration.
1 Kings 21:27
- When Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in sackcloth, and fasted. He even slept in sackcloth and went about in deep mourning.
Ephesians 2:4
- But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much,
Genesis 37:34
- Then Jacob tore his clothes and put on sackcloth. He mourned deeply for his son for many days.
Romans 2:4
- Don't you realize how kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Or don't you care? Can't you see how kind he has been in giving you time to turn from your sin?
1 Timothy 4:8
- Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.
Nehemiah 9:17
- "They refused to listen and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt! But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and full of unfailing love and mercy. You did not abandon them,
2 Kings 6:30
- When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing sackcloth underneath next to his skin.
Psalms 145:7
- Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy of your righteousness.
- The LORD is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love.
- The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
Nahum 1:3
- The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
Matthew 6:16
- "And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get.
- But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
- Then no one will suspect you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in secret. And your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
2 Kings 22:11
- When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.
Numbers 14:18
- `The LORD is slow to anger and rich in unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so he does not leave sin unpunished, but he punishes the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.'
Psalms 106:45
- He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.
2 Kings 5:7
- When the king of Israel read it, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, "This man sends me a leper to heal! Am I God, that I can kill and give life? He is only trying to find an excuse to invade us again."
Isaiah 58:5
- You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like a blade of grass in the wind. You dress in sackcloth and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the LORD?
Ezekiel 9:4
- He said to him, "Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all those who weep and sigh because of the sins they see around them."
Amos 7:2
- In my vision the locusts ate everything in sight that was green. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, please forgive your people! Unless you relent, Israel will not survive, for we are only a small nation."
- So the LORD relented and did not fulfill the vision. "I won't do it," he said.
- Then the Sovereign LORD showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land.
- Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, please don't do it. Unless you relent, Israel will not survive, for we are only a small nation."
- Then the LORD turned from this plan, too. "I won't do that either," said the Sovereign LORD.