Job 29:9

9 the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

Job 29:9 in Other Translations

9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

9 the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;

9 The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.

9 When I spoke, everyone listened;

9 City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with [their] hands.

Job 29:9 Meaning and Commentary

Job 29:9

The princes refrained talking
Who were in court before Job came in, and were either talking with one another about indifferent matters, or were giving their opinion in a case before them; but no sooner did Job make his appearance, but they left off talking, and would not proceed any further; they laid a restraint upon their words, and curbed themselves from speaking any more till they had heard his opinion:

and laid [their] hand on their mouth;
as a token of silence, ( Judges 18:19 ) .

Job 29:9 In-Context

7 “When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,

8 the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;

9 the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

10 the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,

Cross References

• 1. ver 21; Job 31:21
• 2. S Judges 18:19; Job 40:4; Proverbs 30:32; Job 21:5