Job 8:21
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.
English Standard Version (ESV)
All verses
This page isn't yet indexed by search engines.
Job 8:21
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.
English Standard Version (ESV)
This page isn't yet indexed by search engines.
This verse isn't just about a future happy ending, but a powerful declaration that God's faithfulness means He won't stop bringing joy until it overflows. The original Hebrew word for "rejoicing" here isn't just a quiet happiness, but a loud, triumphant shout, like victory after a battle.
Bildad is arguing that God is just and always punishes the wicked while rewarding the righteous. He urges Job to repent, implying that Job's immense suffering is proof of hidden sin. This verse, along with the next, is Bildad's hopeful conclusion, assuring Job that if he truly returns to God, his sorrow will be replaced with overwhelming joy and triumph.
Bildad’s words can sound a bit conditional, but is this promise just for the 'perfect' or something more universal?
Bildad starts by outlining God's general principle: the wicked don't prosper forever, and the righteous will eventually find joy. He uses the word 'till' (or 'even yet' in some translations) to express the certainty of this future state for the upright. This isn't just a hopeful wish; it's a declaration of God's character and His ultimate plan for those who seek Him.
The Certainty of God's Goodness
What does it really mean to have your 'lips with shouting' for joy?
The verse doesn't just promise internal happiness; it speaks of outward, audible expression. The original word for 'rejoicing' or 'shouting' (teruah) literally means a blast of trumpets, a war cry, or a shout of triumph.
More Than Quiet Contentment
Understand the original words
seḥôq · Hebrew Noun
An expression of joy, mirth, or mockery; in a biblical context, it often signifies the restoration of happiness and God's favor upon the righteous.
terûʿâ · Hebrew Noun
A joyful, loud cry; often associated with public celebration, victory, or the exultation of the people of God in response to His deliverance.
clarkeJob 8:21: "Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing."
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 infl…
pulpitJob 8:21: "Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing."
Verse 21. - Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. This is very elliptical. The full phrase would be, "God will not cast away a perfect man; therefore, if thou be such, he will not cast away thee, till he fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with rejoicing," or "with shouting for joy."
This verse isn't just about a future happy ending, but a powerful declaration that God's faithfulness means He won't stop bringing joy until it overflows. The original Hebrew word for "rejoicing" here isn't just a quiet happiness, but a loud, triumphant shout, like victory after a battle.
Bildad is arguing that God is just and always punishes the wicked while rewarding the righteous. He urges Job to repent, implying that Job's immense suffering is proof of hidden sin. This verse, along with the next, is Bildad's hopeful conclusion, assuring Job that if he truly returns to God, his sorrow will be replaced with overwhelming joy and triumph.
Bildad is arguing that God is just and always punishes the wicked while rewarding the righteous. He urges Job to repent, implying that Job's immense suffering is proof of hidden sin. This verse, along with the next, is Bildad's hopeful conclusion, assuring Job that if he truly returns to God, his sorrow will be replaced with overwhelming joy and triumph.
Get the original Greek and Hebrew, verse-by-verse context, and related passages inside the app.
Ask a follow-up
Ask Sola things like:
Live chat about Job 8:21 is available in the Sola app.
"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting." — This verse isn't just about a future happy ending, but a powerful declaration that God's faithfulness means He won't stop bringing joy until it overflows. The original Hebrew word for "rejoicing" h…