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Job Chapter 16 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Job 16:18

O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no `resting' -place.
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BBE Job 16:18

O earth, let not my blood be covered, and let my cry have no resting-place!
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DARBY Job 16:18

O earth, cover not my blood, and let there be no place for my cry!
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KJV Job 16:18

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
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WBT Job 16:18

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
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WEB Job 16:18

"Earth, don't cover my blood, Let my cry have no place to rest.
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YLT Job 16:18

O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - O earth, cover not thou my blood! There was a widespread belief in the ancient world that innocent blood, spilt upon the ground, cried to God for vengeance, and remained a dark blot upon the earth till it was avenged, or until it was covered up. Job apostrophizes the earth, and be-seethes it not to cover up his blood when he dies, as he expects to do, shortly. And let my cry have no place; i.e. let it have no hiding-place, but fill earth and heaven. Let it continue to be heard until it is answered.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Let my cry have no place.--That is, "Let there be no place in the wide earth where my cry shall not reach: let it have no resting place: let it fill the whole wide earth."