Job 29:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ the voices of princes were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ The nobles held their peace, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues cleaved to the roof of their mouths.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ the voices of officials were hushed, their tongue stuck to their palate.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ The commanders subdued their voice, and their tongue adhered to their throat.

Job 29:10 Cross References

Psalm 137:6

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy.

Ezekiel 3:26

and I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth so that you shall be speechless and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.

Job 29:22

After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them like dew.