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Job 29:21

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Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Unto me men gave ear {H8085}, and waited {H3176}, and kept silence {H1826} at {H3926} my counsel {H6098}.

"People would listen to me; they waited and were silent when I gave advice.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

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Cross-References

  • Job 32:11 (3 votes)

    Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

  • Job 32:12 (3 votes)

    Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, [there was] none of you that convinced Job, [or] that answered his words:

  • Job 29:9 (3 votes)

    The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.

  • Job 29:10 (3 votes)

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