Joel 2:14 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁴ Who knows, maybe the Lord\par will change his mind.\par And maybe he will leave behind\par a blessing for you.\par Then you can give grain and drink offerings\par to the Lord your God.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Who knows but what He will turn, revoke your sentence [of evil], and leave a blessing behind Him [giving you the means with which to serve Him], even a cereal or meal offering and a drink offering for the Lord, your God?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah your God?

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Who knows whether he will have a change of heart and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD your God?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Who knows if he might convert and forgive, and bequeath a blessing after him, a sacrifice and a libation to the Lord your God?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ Who knoweth but he will return, and forgive, and leave a blessing behind him, sacrifice and libation to the Lord your God?

Joel 2:14 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:22

David said, “While the baby was still living, I refused to eat and I cried because I thought, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will feel sorry for me and let the baby live.’

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see the wrong things that are happening to me. Then maybe the Lord will give me something good for every bad thing that Shimei says today.”

2 Kings 19:4

The commander’s master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to say bad things about the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will hear all those things. Maybe the Lord will punish the enemy! So pray for the people that are still left alive.’”

Exodus 32:30

The next morning Moses told the people, “You have done a terrible sin! But now I will go up to the Lord, and maybe I can do something so he will forgive you for your sin.”

Isaiah 65:8

The Lord says, “When there is new wine in the grapes, people squeeze out the wine. But they don’t completely destroy the grapes. They do this because the grapes can still be used. I will do the same thing to my servants. I will not completely destroy them.

Jeremiah 18:8

But the people of that nation might change their hearts and lives. The people in that nation might stop doing evil things. Then I would change my mind. I would not follow my plans to bring disaster to that nation.

Jeremiah 26:13

You people change your lives! You must start doing good things! You must obey the Lord your God. If you do that, then the Lord will change his mind. The Lord will not do the bad things he told you about.

Jeremiah 26:3

Maybe they will listen and obey my message. Maybe they will stop living such evil lives. If they change, then I might change my mind about my plans to punish them. I am planning this punishment because of many bad things those people have done.

Joel 1:13

Priests, put on your clothes of sadness\par and cry loudly.\par Servants of the altar, {\cf2\super [5]} cry loudly.\par Servants of my God, you will sleep\par in your clothes of sadness.\par Why? Because there will be no more\par grain and drink offerings\par in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [6]} \par

Joel 1:16

Our food is gone. Joy and happiness are gone from the temple {\cf2\super [8]} of our God.

Joel 1:9

Priests, servants of the Lord, cry!\par Why? Because there will be no more\par grain and drink offerings\par in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [3]} \par

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love goodness.\par Bring fairness back into the courts.\par Maybe then the Lord God All-Powerful\par will be kind to the survivors {\cf2\super [70]} \par from Joseph’s family.\par

Jonah 1:6

The captain of the boat saw Jonah and said, “Wake up! Why are you sleeping? Pray to your god! Maybe your god will hear your prayer and save us!”

Jonah 3:9

Then maybe God will change and not do the things he had planned. Maybe God will change and not be angry. Then maybe we will not be punished.

Zephaniah 2:3

All you humble people, come to the Lord! Obey his laws. Learn to do good things. Learn to be humble. Maybe then you will be safe when the Lord shows his anger.

Haggai 2:19

Is there any grain still in the barn? \{No!\} Look at the vines, the fig trees, the pomegranates, {\cf2\super [11]} and the olive trees. Are they producing fruit? \{No!\} But, starting today, I will bless you!”

2 Timothy 2:25

The Lord’s servant must gently teach those people that don’t agree with him. Maybe God will let those people change their hearts so that they can accept the truth.

Joshua 14:12

So now, give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day long ago. At that time, you heard that the strong Anakite people [56] lived there. And the cities were very big and well protected. But now, maybe the Lord will be with me, and I will take that land like the Lord said.”

1 Samuel 6:5

So, make models of the tumors and models of the mice that are ruining the country. Give these gold models to the God of Israel as payment. Then maybe the God of Israel will stop punishing you, your gods, and your land.