Job 29:8
Young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged rose up, and remained standing;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
In Context
7When I went out to the gate close by the city, when in the open place I established my seat:
9Princes stopped in the midst of [their] words, and laid their hand on their mouth:
Cross References
Proverbs 16:31An ornamental crown is the hoary head, on the way of righteousness can it be found.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:8-18
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 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. 10 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. 13 The… Read the whole commentary →