Job 8 · Verse 21

Job 8:21

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Job 8:21, King James Version

Job 8:21 in other translations

BSBHe will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
WEBHe will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.
ASVHe will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.
YLTWhile he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,
DARBYWhilst he would fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with shouting,
BBEThe time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.
WebsterTill he shall fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

What does Job 8:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. Till--literally, "to the point that"; God's blessing on thee, when repentant, will go on increasing to the point that, or until, &c.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing - Perhaps it may be well to translate after Mr. Good "Even yet may he fill thy mouth with laughter!" The two verses may be read as a prayer; and probably they were thus expressed by Bildad, who speaks with less virulence than his predecessor, though with equal positiveness in respect to the grand charge, viz., If thou wert not a sinner of no mean magnitude, God would not have inflicted such unprecedented calamities upon thee. This most exceptionable position, which is so contrary to matter of fact, was founded upon maxims which they derived from the ancients. Surely observation must have, in numberless instances, corrected this mistake. They must have seen many worthless men in high prosperity, and many of the excellent of the earth in deep adversity and affliction; but the opposite was an article of their creed, and all appearances and facts must take its colouring. Job's friends must have been acquainted, at least, with the history of the ancient patriarchs; and most certainly they contained facts of an opposite nature. Righteous Abel was persecuted and murdered by his wicked brother, Cain. Abram was obliged to leave his own country on account of worshipping the true God; so all tradition has said. Jacob was persecuted by his brother Esau; Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers; Moses was obliged to flee from Egypt, and was variously tried and afflicted, even by his own brethren. Not to mention David, and almost all the prophets. All these were proofs that the best of men were frequently exposed to sore afflictions and heavy calamities; and it is not by the prosperity or adversity of men in this world, that we are to judge of the approbation or disapprobation of God towards them. In every case our Lord's rule is infallible: By their fruits ye shall know them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 8:20-22

Bildad here assures Job, that as he was so he should fare; therefore they concluded, that as he fared so he was. God will not cast away an upright man; he may be cast down for a time, but he shall not be cast away for ever. Sin brings ruin on persons and families. Yet to argue, that Job was an ungodly, wicked man, was unjust and uncharitable. The mistake in these reasonings arose from Job's friends not…

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Job 8:21 in the original Hebrew

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עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
יְמַלֵּ֣הye.ma.Lehhe will fillH4390
שְׂח֣וֹקse.ChoklaughterH7814
פִּ֑יךָPi.khamouth yourH6310
וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaand lips yourH8193
תְרוּעָֽה\׃te.ru.'Aha shout of joyH8643

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Cross references for Job 8:21

  • Psalms 126:2

    Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

  • Genesis 21:6

    And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

  • Psalms 126:6

    He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

  • Psalms 32:11

    Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

  • Luke 6:21

    Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

  • Ezra 3:11-13

    And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

  • Psalms 100:1

    A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

  • Job 5:22

    At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

  • Isaiah 65:13-14

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

  • Nehemiah 12:43

    Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

  • Psalms 98:4

    Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he fill.
Ge 21:6; Ps 126:2,6; Lu 6:21
rejoicing. Heb. shouting for joy.
Ezr 3:11-13; Ne 12:43; Ps 32:11; 98:4; 100:1; Isa 65:13,14

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Context

  • Job 8:20

    Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

  • Job 8:21

    Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

  • Job 8:22

    They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

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Job 8:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aun henchirá tu boca de risa, y tus labios de júbilo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tandis qu’il remplira ta bouche de rire et tes lèvres de chants de joie,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Während er deinen Mund mit Lachen füllen wird und deine Lippen mit Jubelschall,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		donec impleatur risu os tuum, et labia tua jubilo.