Job 21:5
Turn round to me, and be astonished, and lay hand on mouth!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
In Context
4Did, I, unto man, make my complaint? Wherefore, then, should my spirit not be impatient?
6When I call to mind, then am I dismayed, and there seizeth my flesh a shuddering:—
Cross References
Judges 18:19And they said unto him—Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and become to us a father and a priest,—is it better that thou be priest to the house of one man, or that thou be priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?
Job 17:8Upright men shall be astounded over this, and, the innocent, against the impious, shall rouse themselves.
Job 29:9Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
Psalms 39:9I am dumb, I cannot open my mouth, for, thou, hast done it.
Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent man, at that time, will be dumb,—Because an evil time, it is!
Romans 11:33Oh! the depth of the riches and 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 →