Job 21:5 “Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.”

Job 21:5

Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

World English Bible

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

American Standard Version

Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.

Darby Translation

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.

Young's Literal Translation

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

Bible in Basic English

Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.

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Cross references

“be astonished”

Job 2:12 Job 17:8 Job 19:20 Job 19:21

Job 2:12 · BSB

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

Job 17:8 · BSB

The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.

Job 19:20 · BSB

My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Job 19:21 · BSB

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.

“lay your”

Job 29:9 Job 40:4 Judges 18:19 Proverbs 30:32 Psalm 39:9 Amos 5:13

Job 29:9 · BSB

The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

Job 40:4 · BSB

“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

Judges 18:19 · BSB

“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?…

Proverbs 30:32 · BSB

If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

Psalm 39:9 · BSB

I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.

Amos 5:13 · BSB

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?

6When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.

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