Job 16:18
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
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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. {blood: Heb. bloods}
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;
And now {art} thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear {me}:
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume {it} upon your lusts. {lusts: or, pleasures}
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I {am}. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked {thee} to anger before the builders.
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. {make...: Heb. multiply prayer} {blood: Heb. bloods}
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. {blood: Heb. bloods}
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. {blood: Heb. bloods}
And now {art} thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
And whatsoever man {there be} of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. {which...: Heb. that hunteth any hunting}
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit {is it} if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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;