Job 29:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 29:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 29:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 29:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — World English Bible
Job 29:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;”
Job 29:9 — American Standard Version
Job 29:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 29:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;”
Job 29:9 — Darby Translation
Job 29:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.”
Job 29:9 — Geneva Bible
Job 29:9 in Context — Job 29
7 Si je sortais pour aller à la porte de la ville, Et si je me faisais préparer un siège dans la place,
8 Les jeunes gens se retiraient à mon approche, Les vieillards se levaient et se tenaient debout.
9 Les princes arrêtaient leurs discours, Et mettaient la main sur leur bouche;
10 La voix des chefs se taisait, Et leur langue s’attachait à leur palais.
11 L’oreille qui m’entendait me disait heureux, L’œil qui me voyait me rendait témoignage;
What Does Job 29:9 Mean?
Job 29:9 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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