Joel 2:32

“And it will happen that everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be delivered; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be escape, as YHWH has said, and among the survivors will be those whom YHWH calls.””
Joel 2:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And it will happenוְהָיָהthat everyoneכֹּלwhoאֲשֶׁרcallsיִקְרָאon the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהwill be delivered;יִמָּלֵטforכִּיon MountבְּהַרZionצִיּוֹןand in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַםthere will beתִּהְיֶהescape,פְלֵיטָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas said,אָמַרand among the survivorsוּבַשְּׂרִידִיםwill be those whomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהcalls.”קֹרֵא

Quotation · Romans 10:13

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Paul uses Joel 2:32 without a formula, as Peter does in Acts 2:21.

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Greek of the New Testament: Πᾶς γὰρ ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου σωθήσεται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה יִמָּלֵט כִּי בְּהַר צִיּוֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם תִּהְיֶה פְלֵיטָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה וּבַשְּׂרִידִים אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה קֹרֵא

Septuagint (Joel 2:32 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἔσται πᾶς ὅς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου σωθήσεται ὅτι ἐν τῷ ὄρει Σειὼν καὶ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἔσται ἀνασωζόμενος, καθότι εἶπεν Κύριος, καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι οὓς Κύριος προσκέκληται.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 7 consecutive words: “ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου σωθήσεται.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Joel 2:32, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears

callsיִקְרָאyikra

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “yikra” appears

on the nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shem” appears

of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

will be deliveredיִמָּלֵטyimalet

rescue

To bring another out of danger and set him safe.

Where else “yimalet” appears

on Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears

Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon

Zion

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and in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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escapeפְלֵיטָהfeleta

escape

Managing to get out of danger: the escape.

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has saidאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears

and among the survivorsשְּׂרִידִיםseridim

survivor

Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.

Where else “seridim” appears

Translation note

Paul quotes “everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be delivered” in Romans 10:13.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Romans 10:13

Paul uses Joel 2:32 without a formula, as Peter does in Acts 2:21.

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Joel 2:32

³²And it will happen that everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be delivered; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be escape, as YHWH has said, and among the survivors will be those whom YHWH calls.”

Romans 10:13

¹³For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2 Samuel 5:7 Psalms 48:2 Hebrews 12:22 Romans 9:33
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2 Samuel 5:6 1 Kings 8:1 Luke 2:22 Acts 1:8

The context

31The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of YHWH, the great and fearsome day.

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