Bible Strands
Joel 2:32
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 promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Joel addresses Judah immediately after describing cosmic disturbances, announcing the imminent arrival of the Day of the LORD.
The words — יִקְרָ֛א (yik.Ra') = he will call; יִמָּלֵ֑ט (yi.ma.Let) = he will escape.
The thread — The cosmic signs preceding the Day appear in Acts 2:20, while the promise of imminent salvation aligns with Isaiah 46:13; Romans 10:11 addresses belief and shame but quotes Isaiah 28:16 rather than Joel 2:32.
Why it lands — The text conditions deliverance on invoking Yahweh’s name and locates it within a faithful remnant in Zion and Jerusalem. A reader must acknowledge that salvation is explicitly tied to this invocation and the promised gathering of those called by the LORD.
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The Hebrew words
King James 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.
Cross-references
- Romans 10:11 It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
- Isaiah 46:13 I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Jeremiah 31:7 For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
- Zechariah 13:9 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.’”
- Romans 9:27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
- Isaiah 11:11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.