Joel 2:32

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
• Jer 31:7 : 7 For thus says the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: proclaim, give praise, and say, O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
• Obad 1:17 : 17 But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
• Rom 9:27 : 27 Isaiah also cries concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
• Isa 11:11 : 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, who are left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Rom 11:26 : 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
• 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 To which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Rom 10:11-14 : 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
• Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
• Jer 33:3 : 3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
• Mic 5:3 : 3 Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who labors has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.
• Mic 5:7-8 : 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people like dew from the LORD, like showers upon the grass that do not wait for man nor wait for the sons of men. 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• John 4:22 : 22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.
• John 10:16 : 16 And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
• Acts 2:20-21 : 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes: 21 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
• Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.
• Acts 15:17 : 17 That the rest of mankind might seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, says the Lord, who does all these things.
• Isa 59:20-21 : 20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the Lord. 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: My Spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of the descendants of your descendants, says the Lord, from this time forth and forever.
• Isa 11:16 : 16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, who are left, from Assyria, as it was for Israel in the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
• Isa 4:2 : 2 In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and lovely for those who have escaped of Israel.
• Isa 10:22 : 22 For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: a destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
• Rom 9:24 : 24 Even us whom He has called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
• Obad 1:21 : 21 Then deliverers shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
• Mic 4:6-7 : 6 In that day, says the LORD, will I assemble the lame, and I will gather the outcast, and her whom I have afflicted; 7 And I will make the lame a remnant, and the outcast a strong nation, and the LORD shall reign over them in Mount Zion from now on, even forever.
• Rom 11:5 : 5 Even so then, at this present time there is also a remnant according to the election of grace.
• Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
• Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,