Job 29:22
Once I had spoken they had nothing else to say; what I said was enough.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
In Context
21People listened carefully to what I had to say; they kept quiet as they listened to my advice.
23They waited for me like people waiting for rain; their mouths wide open for the spring rain.
Cross References
Job 32:15You sit there speechless with nothing left to say.
Song of Solomon 4:11Nectar drips from your lips; milk and honey are under your tongue. The smell of your clothes is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, face towards the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
Micah 2:6But you preach at me, saying, “Don't preach such things. Don't prophesy like this. Such a humiliation won't happen to us!”
Matthew 22:46Nobody could answer him, and from then on nobody dared to ask him any more questions.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:19-25
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not;… Read the whole commentary →