Job 29:10
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. the voice of the nobles was hid.
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26And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
26†And I will make thy tongue cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumme and shalt not be to them a reprouer: for they are a rebellious house.
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Job 29:10
Persons of high rank or distinguished standing in a people, city, court, or kingdom.
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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.
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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of cleave. Sense 1: Split or divided. Sense 2: Clung closely or remained joined.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Persons of high rank or distinguished standing in a people, city, court, or kingdom.
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9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
10†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
Selected passage11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
11When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me: