Job 27:23
[Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
In Context
22And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Cross References
Esther 9:22as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month that was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Lamentations 2:15All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and shake their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: Is this the city which they called, The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Nahum 3:19There is no healing of thy breach; thy wound is grievous; all that hear the report of thee clap the hands over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, heaven, and [ye] saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →