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Job 16:18

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An Appeal to God as Witness

16:18“O earth, do not cover my blood,47

nor let there be a secret48 place for my cry.

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Footnotes

  1. 47 Job knows that he will die, and that his death, signified here by blood on the ground, will cry out for vindication.
  2. 48 The word is simply “a place,” but in the context it surely means a hidden place, a secret place that would never be discovered (see 18:21).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“O earth, cover not my blood,

and let my cry find no resting place.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Earth, do not cover my blood;

may my cry never be laid to rest!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Earth, do not cover my blood;

may my cry for help find no resting place.

NLTNew Living Translation

“O earth, do not conceal my blood.

Let it cry out on my behalf.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“O earth, you should not cover my blood,

and let there be no place for my cry for help.

KJV 1900King James Version

O earth, cover not thou my blood,

And let my cry have no place.