🌪️WEB · Job 21:5
What does Job 21:5 mean?
"Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth."
— Job 21:5 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
“Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation.
Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.
As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.
When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh.
“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?
Their child is established with them in their sight, their offspring before their eyes.
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