Job 29:10

"The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."

Key Reflection

In Job 29:10, when the princes "refrained from talking" and "laid their hand on their mouth," it symbolizes a profound moment of reverence and awe in the presence of someone perceived as divinely blessed or highly revered. This gesture reflects the deep respect and silence that often accompanies moments of divine intervention or the presence of authority, indicating the humbling effect Job's blessings had on those around him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The nobles -Margin, “The voice of the nobles was hid.” Literally, this may be rendered, “as to the voice the nobles hid themselves;” or the phrase here employed (נגידיםקולנחבאוnechâbâ'ûqôlnāgı̂ydiym) may be rendered, “the voice of the nobles was hid” - it being common in the Hebrew when two nouns come together, of different numbers and gender, for the verb to conform to the latter. Rosenmuller. The word “nobles” here is to be understood in the sense of “counsellors,” or men of rank.

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