Zerreißet eure Herzen und nicht eure Kleider, und bekehret euch zu dem HErrn, eurem Gott! denn er ist gnädig, barmherzig, geduldig und von großer Güte, und ihn reut bald der Strafe.
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion (note: Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.). And He relents from sending disaster.