Job’s Former Blessings

Job 29:10

In 11 translations

BSB: The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
KJV: The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.The nobles…: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid
WEB: The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
ASV: The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
LSV: The voice of leaders has been hidden, || And their tongue has cleaved to the palate.
YLT: The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.
DBY: The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
DRC: The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
GNV: The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
JPS: The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
LXXE: And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

WLC: קוֹל־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃
LXX-Br: Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐμακάρισάν με, καὶ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν ἐκολλήθη.

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People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Psalms 137:6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).