Job 21:5
Look upon me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
In Context
4Is my complaint concerning man? Why then should I not be angry?
6When I think of it, I am confounded; Trembling taketh hold of my flesh.
Cross References
Job 17:8Upright men will be astonished at this, And the innocent will rouse themselves against the wicked.
Job 29:9The princes refrained from speaking, And laid their hand upon their mouth.
Psalms 39:9Yet I am dumb; I open not my mouth; For thou hast done it!
Amos 5:13Therefore the wise man shall be silent at that time, For it shall be an evil time.
Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches, and of the wisdom, and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his purposes, and his ways past finding out!
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 →