the voices of princes were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
Job 29:22 - New Revised Standard Version After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them like dew. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 After my words they spake not again; And my speech dropped upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After I spoke, they did not speak again, and my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower]. American Standard Version (1901) After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them. Common English Bible After my speech, they didn’t respond. My words fell gently on them; Catholic Public Domain Version To my words, they dared to add nothing, and my eloquence poured over them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To my words they durst add nothing: and my speech dropped upon them. |
the voices of princes were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
They waited for me as for the rain; they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
Your lips distill nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
so he shall startle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which had not been told them they shall see, and that which they had not heard they shall contemplate.
Mortal, set your face toward the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb;
Mortal, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel; but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
“Now therefore hear the word of the Lord. You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
They shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; they shall rescue us from the Assyrians if they come into our land or tread within our border.
No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew; like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth.