Job Chapter 29 verse 9 Holy Bible

ASV Job 29:9

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
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BBE Job 29:9

The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
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DARBY Job 29:9

Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
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KJV Job 29:9

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
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WBT Job 29:9

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
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WEB Job 29:9

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
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YLT Job 29:9

Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - The princes refrained talking. The other head-men of the tribe, recognizing Job's superior rank and dignity, refrained from words as soon as he made his appearance, and in silence awaited what he would say. Perhaps we are scarcely to understand literally the further statement that they laid their hand on their mouth, which is probably as much an idiom as our phrase, "they held their tongues "(comp. Job 21:5).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) The princes retrained talking.--Comp. Isaiah 52:15.