Joel 2:32 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Joel 2:30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

Joel 2:32 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "come", "pass", "whosoever", "call", "name", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "The sun shall be turned into darkness...", giving immediate footing for "shall" and "come". In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.