בכל-צרתם לא צר ומלאך פניו הושיעם באהבתו ובחמלתו הוא גאלם וינטלם וינשאם כל-ימי עולם

bechol-tzaratam lo tzar umal’ach panaw hoschiam beahawato uw’chemlato hu gealam way’natlem way’nass’em col-yemei olam

Most of the Bible translations say that HE (JAHWEH) and his people are afflicted. That does not correspond to the original text. In this there is clearly an aleph (א) and not a vaw (ו). I cannot imagine that it was a typo. My faith also tells me otherwise. JAHWEH, as creator of heaven and earth, stands above EVERYTHING. HE is the ONE, jealous God. JAHWEH needs deputies. So He has used His Son, Jesus Christ, as a representative and so he uses Yehoshua, the successor of Yeshua, as the representative of the representative. JAHWEH needs me as his arm. He needs me to break the yoke bars.

From what has been said above, one could almost think that it is hopeless for people to get to JAHWEH directly. The internal lot in Joel 2:13 makes it clear that this is not the case:

“So tear your hearts and not your clothes, and turn back to YAWHY your God!
For he is gracious and merciful, long-suffering and of great kindness!
And HE will repent of the evil one. “(Own translation)

וקרעו לבבכם ואל-בגדיהם ושובו אל-יהוה אלהיכם
כי-חנון ורחום הוא ארך אפים ורב-חסד ונחם על-הרעה

wekir’u lewawchem weal-wigdeichem weschuwu el-YAHWEH eloheichem
ki-chanun werachum hu erech apayim weraw-hesed wenicham al-hara’ah

JAHWEH allowed himself to be changed several times because of Moses’ intercession. He will also now allow himself to be changed over the intercession. I was able to clearly see that on May 24, 2014. I am waiting for a world-wide revival instead of the judgment prophesied by Jesus! (1000 years of peace and tribulation instead of judgment for unbelievers)