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Job 29:10

8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

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

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

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BSB
The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
KJV
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
WEB
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
ASV
The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
DARBY
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
BLB
the voice of the nobles was hidden, and their tongue stuck to their palate.
ÅB
de fornemme tidde stille, og deres tunge ble hengende ved ganen.
OTB
De fornemmes stemmer ble stille,
Og deres tunger klistret seg til ganene.
B1930
de fornemme tidde stille, og deres tunge blev hengende ved ganen.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 137:6

    If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

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  • Ezekiel 3:26

    And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

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