Job 29:8
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: 1 And all the old men stood up. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 forth early in the city, 1 And the seat was placed for me in the streets. 1
9And the great men ceased speaking, 1 And laid their finger on their mouth. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 16:31Old age is a crown of honor, 1 But it is found in the ways of righteousness. 1
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 →