Job 16:18

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

“O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place.

Cross References

Genesis 4:11

And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Nehemiah 4:5

Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from thy sight; for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

Job 16:17

although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

Job 16:19

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he that vouches for me is on high.

Job 27:9

Will God hear his cry, when trouble comes upon him?

Psalm 119:169

Let my cry come before thee, O Lord; give me understanding according to thy word!

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord is coming forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed upon her, and will no more cover her slain.

Jeremiah 22:29

O land, land, land, hear the word of the Lord!

Ezekiel 24:7

For the blood she has shed is still in the midst of her; she put it on the bare rock, she did not pour it upon the ground to cover it with dust.