Job 8:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַד־יְמַלֵּ֣ה שְׂח֣וֹק פִּ֑יךָ וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ תְרוּעָֽה׃

Transliteration

Until yĕmallēh śĕḥôq pîḵā û-śĕpātêḵā tĕrûʿāh

Grammar Details

*ʿad*: preposition - until
*yĕmallēh*: piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will fill
*śĕḥôq*: noun masculine singular - laughter
*pîḵā*: noun masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth
*û-śĕpātêḵā*: conjunction + noun feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your lips
*tĕrûʿāh*: noun feminine singular - shout/jubilation

Word Meanings

*yĕmallēh*: fill/be full/complete
*śĕḥôq*: laughter/derision/mockery
*peh*: mouth/opening/speech
*śāpāh*: lip/language/speech
*tĕrûʿāh*: shout/jubilation/alarm

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 126:2 : 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.
Gen 21:6 : 6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.
Ezra 3:11-13 : 11 And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, [saying], For he is good, for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' [houses], the old 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: 13 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.
Neh 12:43 : 43 And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
Job 5:22 : 22 At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Ps 32:11 : 11 Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Ps 98:4 : 4 Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.
Ps 100:1 : 1 A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.
Ps 126:6 : 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves [with him].
Isa 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, 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 put to shame; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed [are] ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are] ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

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