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Job 27:23

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “[Men] will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— He shall clap over him his hands, and shall hiss him forth out of his place.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— It clappeth at him its hands, And it hisseth at him from his place.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He shall clasp his hands upon him, and shall hiss at him, beholding his place.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Euery man shall clap their hands at him, & hisse at him out of their place.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Men shall clap their handes at him, and shall hisse him out of his place.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He shall smite him with his hand, and shall hiss against him from his dwelling place.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
[Men] shall clap 5606
{5606} Prime
סָפַק
caphaq
{saw-fak'}
A primitive root; to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
their hands 3709
{3709} Prime
כַּף
kaph
{kaf}
From H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power.
at x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
him, and shall hiss 8319
{8319} Prime
שָׁרַק
sharaq
{shaw-rak'}
A primitive root; properly to be shrill, that is, to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
him out of his place. 4725
{4725} Prime
מָקוֹם
maqowm
{maw-kome'}
From H6965; properly a standing, that is, a spot; but used widely of a locality (generally or specifically); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind).
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Job 27:11-23.


Job 27:23

_ _ clap ... hands — for joy at his downfall (Lamentations 2:15; Nahum 3:19).

_ _ hiss — deride (Jeremiah 25:9). Job alludes to Bildad’s words (Job 18:18).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 27:11-23.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 27:23

Clap — In token of their joy at the removal of such a publick pest, by way of astonishment: and in contempt and scorn, all which this gesture signifies in scripture use. His — In token of detestation and derision.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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clap:

Esther 9:22-25 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto 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. ... But when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Proverbs 11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
Lamentations 2:15 All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying, Is] this the city that [men] call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

hiss him:

1 Kings 9:8 And at this house, [which] is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
Jeremiah 19:8 And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Micah 6:16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Zephaniah 2:15 This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, [and] wag his hand.
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1K 9:8. Es 9:22. Pv 11:10. Jr 19:8. Lm 2:15. Mi 6:16. Zp 2:15. Rv 18:20.

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