Job 29:9
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Job 29:9 in other translations
| BSB | The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands. |
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| WEB | The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. |
| ASV | The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth; |
| YLT | Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth. |
| DARBY | Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth; |
| BBE | The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths; |
| Webster | The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. |
What does Job 29:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 29:7-10
7-10. The great influence Job had over young and old, and noblemen. through ... street!--rather, When I went out of my house, in the country (see Job 1:1, prologue) to the gate (ascending), up to the city (which was on elevated ground), and when I prepared my (judicial) seat in the market place. The market place was the place of judgment, at the gate or propylæa of the city, such as is found in the remains of…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 29:7-17
All sorts of people paid respect to Job, not only for the dignity of his rank, but for his personal merit, his prudence, integrity, and good management. Happy the men who are blessed with such gifts as these! They have great opportunities of honouring God and doing good, but have great need to watch against pride. Happy the people who are blessed with such men! it is a token for good to them. Here we see what Job…
Job 29:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 29:9
- Job 21:5
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
- Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
- Job 40:4
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
- James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Proverbs 30:32
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
- Judges 18:19
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
- Job 7:11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 4:2
If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
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Context
- Job 29:8
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
- Job 29:9
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
- Job 29:10
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Job 29:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los príncipes detenían sus palabras, ponían la mano sobre su boca; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les princes s’abstenaient de parler et mettaient la main sur leur bouche, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | die Fürsten hielten die Worte zurück und legten die Hand auf ihren Mund; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Principes cessabant loqui, et digitum superponebant ori suo. |