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Job 29:8–10

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8The young men saw me, and hid themselves:

And nthe aged arose, and stood up.

9The princes refrained talking,

And olaid their hand on their mouth.

10†The nobles held their peace,

And their ptongue cleaved to qthe roof of their mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. nSee 2 Chr. 36:17.
  2. oSee Judg. 18:19. So ch. 21:5.
  3. †Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid.
  4. pPs. 137:6. So Ezek. 3:26.
  5. qSee ch. 6:30.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

the young men saw me and withdrew,

and the aged rose and stood;

the princes refrained from talking

and laid their hand on their mouth;

the voice of the nobles was hushed,

and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

the young men saw me and stepped aside

and the old men rose to their feet;

the chief men refrained from speaking

and covered their mouths with their hands;

the voices of the nobles were hushed,

and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

the young men saw me and withdrew,

while older men stood to their feet.

City officials stopped talking

and covered their mouths with their hands.

The noblemen’s voices were hushed,

and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

NLTNew Living Translation

The young stepped aside when they saw me,

and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.

The princes stood in silence

and put their hands over their mouths.

The highest officials of the city stood quietly,

holding their tongues in respect.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Young men saw me and stepped aside,

and the aged rose up and stood.

Officials refrained from talking,

and they laid their hand on their mouth.

The voices of nobles were hushed,

and their tongue stuck to their palate.