Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
- BSB It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
- NKJV Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
- NASB “People will clap their hands at him, And will whistle at him from their places.
- NLT But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.
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Quick answer
Onlookers clap and hiss in scorn as the wicked man is driven from his place.
Overview
Clapping and hissing were gestures of derision and dismissal in the ancient world. Job closes this section by showing the wicked man's downfall met with mockery rather than mourning, his memory ending in disgrace. It illustrates the proverb that the name of the wicked will rot (Proverbs 10:7), in contrast to the lasting honor God gives the righteous.
Cross-references & the web
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- Lam 2:15All 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?
- 1 Kgs 9:8And 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?
- Zeph 2:15This 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.
- Jer 19:8And 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.
- Mic 6:16For 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.
- Rev 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- Esth 9:22–25As 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.
- Prov 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- Job 18:18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
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