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 out streams of oil for me,

7 when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

8 The young men saw me and hid themselves. 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 stuck to the roof of their mouth.

11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand 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 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.