Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Read the Bible
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Job 29:9
"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Dictionaries:
- HolmanEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
City officials stopped talkingand covered their mouths with their hands.
City officials stopped talkingand covered their mouths with their hands.
Hebrew Names Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
King James Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
English Standard Version
the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;
New Century Version
The leading men stopped speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
The leading men stopped speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
New English Translation
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
Amplified Bible
The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
New American Standard Bible
"The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
"The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
World English Bible
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Geneva Bible (1587)
The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
Legacy Standard Bible
The princes stopped talkingAnd put their hands on their mouths;
The princes stopped talkingAnd put their hands on their mouths;
Berean Standard Bible
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
Contemporary English Version
while the older ones stood
while the older ones stood
Complete Jewish Bible
leaders refrained from speaking — they would lay their hands on their mouths;
leaders refrained from speaking — they would lay their hands on their mouths;
Darby Translation
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Easy-to-Read Version
The leaders of the people stopped talking and put their hands over their mouths.
The leaders of the people stopped talking and put their hands over their mouths.
George Lamsa Translation
The nobles held their peace, and laid their hands on their mouth.
The nobles held their peace, and laid their hands on their mouth.
Good News Translation
The leaders of the people would stop talking;
The leaders of the people would stop talking;
Lexham English Bible
Officials refrained from talking, and they laid their hand on their mouth.
Officials refrained from talking, and they laid their hand on their mouth.
Literal Translation
the rulers held back with words, and they laid a hand on their mouth;
the rulers held back with words, and they laid a hand on their mouth;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
whe the princes left of their talkinge, & laied their hade to their mouth:
whe the princes left of their talkinge, & laied their hade to their mouth:
American Standard Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Bible in Basic English
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
King James Version (1611)
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth:
The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
English Revised Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
princes ceessiden to speke, and puttiden the fyngur on her mouth;
princes ceessiden to speke, and puttiden the fyngur on her mouth;
Update Bible Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Webster's Bible Translation
The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
New King James Version
The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
New Living Translation
The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.
New Life Bible
The leaders stopped talking, and put their hands on their mouths.
The leaders stopped talking, and put their hands on their mouths.
New Revised Standard
the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;
the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
Revised Standard Version
the princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
the princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Young's Literal Translation
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
Contextual Overview
7 "When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square, 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood. 9 "The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate. 11 "For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me, 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper. 13 "The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 "I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. 16 "I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
refrained: Job 4:2, Job 7:11, Proverbs 10:19, James 1:19
laid: Job 21:5, Job 40:4, Judges 18:19, Proverbs 30:32
Reciprocal: Job 1:3 - greatest Job 29:21 - gave ear Proverbs 31:8 - Open Isaiah 52:15 - kings Micah 7:16 - lay
Cross-References
Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder.
Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder.
Genesis 29:7
He said, "Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them."
He said, "Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them."
Genesis 29:8
But they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."
But they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."
Genesis 29:15
Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"
Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"
Genesis 29:16
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Exodus 2:21
Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The princes refrained talking - As a mark of respect, or in awe of his presence.
And laid their hand on their mouth - To lay the finger or the hand on the mouth is every where an action expressive of silence or respect; Notes, Job 21:5. “In one of the subterranean vaults of Egypt, where the mummies lie buried, they found in the coffin an embalmed body of a woman, before which was placed a figure of wood, representing a youth on his knees, laying a finger on his mouth, and holding in his other hand a sort of chafing dish, which was placed on his head, and in which, without doubt, had been some perfumes.” Maillet.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 29:9. The princes refrained talking — They never ventured an opinion in opposition to mine; so fully were they persuaded of the justice and integrity of my decision.
