Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

“Look at me, and be astonished,
And put your hand over your mouth.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Look at me and shudder;
put your hand over your mouth.

International Standard Version

Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up!

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Look to me and be astonished, and put the hand upon the mouth.

King James 2000

Look at me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Turn to me and be appalled, and place [your] hand on [your] mouth.

Modern King James verseion

Turn to me and be amazed, and lay your hand on your mouth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Mark me well, and be abashed, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

NET Bible

Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Turn round to me, and be astonished, and lay hand on mouth!

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּנה 
Panah 
Usage: 134

me, and be astonished
שׁמם 
Shamem 
Usage: 89

and lay
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Verse Info

Context Readings

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

4 As for me, is my outcry against man? is it then to be wondered at if my spirit is troubled? 5 Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth. 6 At the very thought of it my flesh is shaking with fear.

Cross References

Judges 18:19

And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

Job 29:9

The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;

Job 40:4

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

Job 2:12

And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.

Job 17:8

The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.

Job 19:20-21

My bones are joined to my skin, and I have got away with my flesh in my teeth.

Psalm 39:9

I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it.

Proverbs 30:32

If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.

Amos 5:13

So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.

Micah 7:16

The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

Romans 11:33

O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.

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