Job 29:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 29:9

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Berean Standard Bible

The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Job 29

⁷ When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

⁸ the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

⁹ The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

¹⁰ The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

¹¹ For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

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