9The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;


In Context

6 When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!

7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

9 The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

11 For when the ear heard me , then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me , it gave witness unto me:

Job 29:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:9the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.