Job 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.”

Job 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 21:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.”

Job 21:5 — World English Bible

Job 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. ”

Job 21:5 — American Standard Version

Job 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.”

Job 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth. ”

Job 21:5 — Darby Translation

Job 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.”

Job 21:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 21:5 in Context — Job 21

3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

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What Does Job 21:5 Mean?

Job 21:5 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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