Job 8:21
Till He fill thy mouth with sechok (laughter), 1 and thy lips with teruah (shouts of joy). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
In Context
22They that hate thee shall be clothed with bushah (shame), 1 and the ohel resha'im shall be no more.
Cross References
Genesis 21:6And she said, Elohim hath brought me tzechok (laughter), so that all that hear yitzchak (will laugh) with me.
Nehemiah 12:43Also that day they offered zevakhim gedolim, and rejoiced, for HaElohim had made them rejoice with great joy; the wives also and the children rejoiced, so that the joy of Yerushalayim was heard even afar off.
Psalms 32:11Be glad in Hashem, and rejoice, ye tzaddikim; 1 and shout for joy, all ye yishrei lev (upright in heart).
Psalms 100:1(Mizmor l'todah) 1
Psalms 126:6He that goeth forth and weepeth, 1 bearing meshek hazara (seed to be sown) 1 shall doubtless come again with rinnah, 1 bearing his alummot (sheaves). + 126:6 of harvest
Luke 6:21Ashrey are the ones hungering now, for you will eat your fill. Ashrey are the ones weeping now, for you will laugh. + 6:21 Isa 55:1,2; 61:2,3
Matthew Henry on Job 8:21-22
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. Bildad here, in the close of his discourse, sums up what he has to say in a few words, setting before Job life and death, the blessing and the curse, assuring him that as he was so he should fare, and therefore they might conclude that as he fared so… Read the whole commentary →