Joel 2:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֗ה כֹּ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָ֛א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה יִמָּלֵ֑ט כִּ֠י בְּהַר־צִיּ֨וֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה פְלֵיטָ֗ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה קֹרֵֽא׃

Transliteration

And-hāyâ all who-yiqrāʾ in-shēm YHWH yimmālēt because in-har-Tsiyôn and-in-Yerûshālaim tihyeh pelêtâ as ʾāmar YHWH and-in-the-serîdîm whom YHWH qōrēʾ.

Grammar Details

• *hāyâ*: qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be/happen
• *yiqrāʾ*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will call
• *shēm*: masculine singular construct - name of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *yimmālēt*: niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be delivered/escape
• *har*: masculine singular construct - mountain of
• *Tsiyôn*: proper noun - Zion
• *Yerûshālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *tihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - there will be
• *pelêtâ*: feminine singular noun - deliverance/escape
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has said
• *serîdîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the survivors/remnant
• *qōrēʾ*: qal participle, masculine singular - calling

Word Meanings

• *hāyâ*: it will be/happen/come to pass
• *yiqrāʾ*: he will call/call upon/invoke
• *yimmālēt*: he will be delivered/escape/be saved
• *tihyeh*: there will be/shall be/will exist
• *pelêtâ*: deliverance/escape/survivors
• *serîdîm*: survivors/remnant/those who remain
• *qōrēʾ*: calling/summoning/inviting

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call{H7121} on the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} shall be delivered;{H4422} for in mount{H2022} Zion{H6726} and in Jerusalem{H3389} there shall be those that escape,{H6413} as Jehovah{H3068} hath said,{H559} and among the remnant{H8300} those whom Jehovah{H3068} doth call.{H7121}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call{H7121}{(H8799)} on the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} shall be delivered{H4422}{(H8735)}: for in mount{H2022} Zion{H6726} and in Jerusalem{H3389} shall be deliverance{H6413}, as the LORD{H3068} hath said{H559}{(H8804)}, and in the remnant{H8300} whom the LORD{H3068} shall call{H7121}{(H8802)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the tyme shal come: yt who so euer calleth on the name of the LORDE, shalbe saued. For vpon the mount Sion & at Ierusalem, there shalbe a saluacion, like as the LORDE hath promised: yee & amonge the other remnaunt, whom the LORDE shall call.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But whosoeuer shal call on the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued: for in mount Zion, and in Ierusale shalbe deliuerance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant, whom the Lord shal call.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lord, shalbe saued: for there shalbe deliueraunce in mount Sion and in Hierusalem, as the Lord hath promised, and also in the remnaunt whom the Lorde shall call.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It will happen that whoever will call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved; For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, As Yahweh has said, And among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it hath come to pass, Every one who calleth in the name of Jehovah is delivered, For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there is an escape, As Jehovah hath said, And among the remnants whom Jehovah is calling!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It will happen that whoever will call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the LORD has promised; the remnant will be those whom the LORD will call.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 46:13 : 13 I bring My righteousness near; it is not far off, and My salvation will not delay. I will grant salvation to Zion and My glory to Israel.
• Jer 31:7 : 7 For this is what the LORD says: Sing with joy for Jacob, shout for the chief of the nations. Proclaim, give praise, and say: Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel.
• Obad 1:17 : 17 But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance.
• Rom 9:27 : 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the children of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.'
• Isa 11:11 : 11 In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant of his people who are left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
• Rom 11:26 : 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
• 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Rom 10:11-14 : 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches to all who call on Him. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?
• Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.
• Jer 33:3 : 3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
• Mic 5:3 : 3 He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
• Mic 5:7-8 : 7 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it goes, and no one can rescue. 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
• John 4:22 : 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.
• John 10:16 : 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
• Acts 2:20-21 : 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
• Acts 2:39 : 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.'
• Acts 15:17 : 17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'
• Isa 59:20-21 : 20 The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, declares the LORD. 21 As for Me, this is My covenant with them, says the LORD. My Spirit, who is upon you, and My words, that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your children or your children's children, from now on and forever, says the LORD.
• Isa 11:16 : 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.
• Isa 4:2 : 2 In that day, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and splendor of the survivors of Israel.
• Isa 10:22 : 22 Even though your people, O Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.
• Rom 9:24 : 24 even us, whom he has also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
• Obad 1:21 : 21 Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
• Mic 4:6-7 : 6 'On that day,' declares the LORD, 'I will gather the lame, assemble the exiles, and bring together those I have afflicted.' 7 'I will make the lame a remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from that time on and forever.'
• Rom 11:5 : 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
• Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The chosen obtained it, but the rest were hardened.
• Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,