Job 27:23 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
It clappeth at him its hands, And it hisseth at him from his place.
English ASV
Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
English Amplified
[God causes] men to clap their hands at him [in malignant joy] and hiss him out of his place.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
[God causes] men to clap their hands at him [in malignant joy] and hiss him out of his place.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
It claps its hands at him and scoffs at him from its place.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
[Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
English EASY 2024
The cruel wind laughs at them as they run away in fear.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
It will sound like it is clapping its hands as they run away. It will whistle at them as they run from their homes."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The wind howls at them as they run, frightening them with destructive power.
English God's Word - GW 1995
It claps its hands over him. It whistles at him from his own place.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
It claps its hands at him and scorns him from its place.
English KJV 1611
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
English LSB
Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Men will clap their hands at him and will hiss him out of his place.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
It claps its hands and makes fun of them. It hisses them out of their houses.
English NIV
It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.
English NKJ 1982
Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
English NLT
But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
It claps its hands at them, and hisses at them from its place.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
It claps its hands at him, and hisses at him from its place.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Everyone will cheer at his death and boo him into eternity.
English Tyndale 1537
Then clap men their hands at him, yea and jest of him, when they look upon his place.