Job 21:5

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

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

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Job comes closer to the question in dispute. This was, Whether outward prosperity is a mark of the true church, and the true members of it, so that ruin of a man's prosperity proves him a hypocrite? This they asserted, but Job denied. If they looked upon him, they might see misery enough to demand compassion, and their bold interpretations of this mysterious providence should be turned into silent wonder.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.