Job 29:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:9 — KJV
“The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”
— Job 29:9 (KJV)
Job 29:9 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 29:9
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:9: laid, hand, mouth
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
Shares key themes with Job 29:9: hand, mouth
“And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:9: laid, hand
“And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:9: laid, hand
“And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:”
Shares key themes with Job 29:9: hand, mouth
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