Job 29:10
“The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The nobles held their peace,.... These may be in some respects inferior to the others; not princes of the blood, or sons…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The nobles - Margin, “The voice of the nobles was hid.” Literally, this may be rendered, “as to the voice the nobles hid…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 29:7-17
We have here Job in a post of honour and power. Though he had comfort enough in his own house, yet he did not confine…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 29:9-10
The meaning seems to be that Job's arrival put a stop to speech and discussion already going on, which was not resumed…