Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 21:5

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

Consider what I am about to say concerning the wonderful prosperity of the worst of men, and the intolerable pressures of some good men, such as I have manifested, and shall prove that I am, and it is able to fill you that are but Spectators with astonishment and horrour at the strange and mysterious course of Divine Providence herein; and therefore it is no wonder, if I who suffer such things from that God whom I have so faithfully served, am overwhelmed with the sense of it.

i. e. Be silent, as this Phrase is oft used, as Chap. 40. 4. Prov. 10. 32. Mich 7. 16. for shame forbear to vex me with your words: Or, you will lay, &c. the Imperative being put for the Future, as is usual. I am perswaded you will be silenced and convinced by what I shall say.

Marginal references: Heb. look unto me.