Job 21:5
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
In Context
4As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient?
6Even when I think [thereon], I am affrighted, and trembling taketh hold of my flesh.
Cross References
Judges 18:19And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be a priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a family in Israel?
Job 17:8Upright men [shall be] astonished at this, and the innocent shall be stirred up against the ungodly;
Job 29:9Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Psalms 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for *thou* hast done [it].
Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.
Romans 11:33O depth of riches both of [the] wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways!
Matthew Henry on Job 21:2-7
The Reply of Job to Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he… Read the whole commentary →