Job 29:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 29:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 29:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — World English Bible
Job 29:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth; ”
Job 29:9 — American Standard Version
Job 29:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 29:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth; ”
Job 29:9 — Darby Translation
Job 29:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — Geneva Bible
Job 29:9 in Context — Job 29
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
What Does Job 29:9 Mean?
Job 29:9 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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