Job 8:21

8:21 He will yet ¹  fill your mouth with laughter, ² 

and your lips with gladness.

Job 33:26

33:26 He entreats God, and God ³  delights in him,

he sees God’s face ⁴  with rejoicing,

and God ⁵  restores to him his righteousness. ⁶ 

Job 39:25

39:25 At the sound of the trumpet, it says, ‘Aha!’

And from a distance it catches the scent of battle,

the thunderous shouting of commanders,

and the battle cries.

[8:21]  ¹ tn The word עַד (’ad, “until”) would give the reading “until he fills your mouth with laughter,” subordinating the verse to the preceding with some difficulty in interpretation. It would be saying that God will not reject the blameless man until he filled Job with joy. Almost all commentators and modern versions change the pointing to עוֹד (’od, “yet”), forming a hope for the future blessing of joy for Job.

[8:21]  ² sn “Laughter” (and likewise “gladness”) will here be metonymies of effect or adjunct, being put in place of the reason for the joy – restoration.

[33:26]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “his face”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:26]  ⁶ tc Many commentators think this line is superfluous and so delete it. The RSV changed the verb to “he recounts,” making the idea that the man publishes the news of his victory or salvation (taking “righteousness” as a metonymy of cause).