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Job 29:10

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

The nobles {H5057} held {H2244} their peace {H6963}, and their tongue {H3956} cleaved {H1692} to the roof of their mouth {H2441}.

the voices of nobles were silenced; their tongues stuck to their palates.

The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 137:6 (5 votes)

    If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

  • Ezekiel 3:26 (3 votes)

    And 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.