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Joel 2:14

Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִ֥יmiwho?H4310 →
יוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'[is] knowingH3045 →
יָשׁ֣וּבya.Shuvhe will turnH7725 →
וְנִחָ֑םve.ni.Chamand he will relentH5162 →
וְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'Irand he will leaveH7604 →
אַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.Ravbehind himH310 →
בְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.Khaha blessingH1293 →
מִנְחָ֣הmin.Chaha grain offeringH4503 →
וָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhand a drink offeringH5262 →
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehfor YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →

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Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”Haggai 2:19Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”Psalms 65:11You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.2 Kings 19:4Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”2 Samuel 12:22David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’Zephaniah 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.Joel 1:13Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.Exodus 32:30The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”Hosea 9:4They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.Jeremiah 26:13So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.Exodus 29:40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.Amos 7:3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.2 Corinthians 9:5–11So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.Joshua 14:12Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”1 Samuel 6:5Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.

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