Joe 2:13-14, Mic 7:18 | ESV | STEP | and rend your hearts and not your garments . Return to the Lord your God , for he is gracious and merciful , slow to anger , and abounding in steadfast love ; and he relents over disaster .

Joel 2:13-14

13 and ^arend your hearts and not ^byour garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
^cfor he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
^dand he relents over disaster.
14 ^eWho knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and ^fleave a blessing behind him,
^ga grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord your God?

Micah 7:18

God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 ^hWho is a God like you, ⁱpardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
^jfor the remnant of his inheritance?
^kHe does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.