Job 29:9

9 Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their mouth.

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 "At my going out [the] gate to [the] city, I secured my seat in the square.

8 Young men saw me and stepped aside, and [the] aged rose up [and] stood.

9 Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their mouth.

10 [The] voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate.

11 "When [the] ear heard and commended me, and [the] eye saw and testified in support of me