Job 21:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Judg 18:19 : 19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
Job 29:9 : 9 The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Job 40:4 : 4 Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Prov 30:32 : 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
Mic 7:16 : 16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
Rom 11:33 : 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
Job 2:12 : 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Job 17:8 : 8 Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.
Job 19:20-21 : 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Ps 39:9 : 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 33:31
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31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Job 21:6
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6Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.
Prov 30:32
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32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
Job 40:4
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4Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Mic 7:16
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16The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
Job 21:2-4
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73%
2Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.
3Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
4As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
Job 13:19-21
3 verses
72%
19Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
20Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:
21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.
Job 13:13-14
2 verses
72%
13Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.
14Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?
Job 29:9
72%
9The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Job 15:12-13
2 verses
71%
12Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,
13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
Job 31:27
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27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Job 11:5
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5But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
Ps 39:10
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10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
Job 13:5-6
2 verses
71%
5Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.
6Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 37:20
71%
20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
Job 37:1-2
2 verses
70%
1Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
Job 19:5
70%
5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;
Job 6:24
70%
24Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Ps 50:21
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21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.
Job 19:21
70%
21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Ps 39:2
70%
2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.
Jer 5:21
70%
21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Ps 55:5
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5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Ps 139:5
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5Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
Job 33:8
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8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
Dan 10:15
70%
15and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.
Job 11:3
69%
3Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 42:4
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4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Job 15:17
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17I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:
Job 29:21
69%
21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Job 33:5
69%
5If thou canst, answer thou me; Set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth.
Prov 5:7
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7Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
Ps 38:14
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14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Ps 141:3
69%
3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
Job 33:33
69%
33If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Job 32:15
69%
15They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.
Job 17:3
69%
3Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
Job 33:2
69%
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Ps 35:22
69%
22Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; Keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Job 23:5
69%
5I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.
Eccl 5:6
69%
6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Job 22:22
69%
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.