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Job 16:18

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

O earth {H776}, cover {H3680} not thou my blood {H1818}, and let my cry {H2201} have no place {H4725}.

"Earth, don't cover my blood; don't let my cry rest [without being answered].

O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have noresting-place.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 26:21 (4 votes)

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
  • Ezekiel 24:7 (4 votes)

    For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
  • Psalms 66:18 (3 votes)

    If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:
  • Psalms 66:19 (3 votes)

    [But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
  • Genesis 4:11 (3 votes)

    And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
  • Jeremiah 22:29 (2 votes)

    O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
  • Job 27:9 (2 votes)

    Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
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