{You killed your brother,} and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. So now, I will cause bad things to happen to that ground.
Job 16:18 - Easy To Read Version “Earth, don’t hide the wrong things\par that were done to me.\par Don’t let my begging for fairness\par be stopped.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry have no resting-place [where it will cease being heard]. American Standard Version (1901) O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting-place. Common English Bible Earth, don’t cover my blood; let my outcry never cease. Catholic Public Domain Version These things I have endured without iniquity in my hand, while I held pure prayers before God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These things have I suffered without the iniquity of my hand, when I offered pure prayers to God. |
{You killed your brother,} and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. So now, I will cause bad things to happen to that ground.
Don’t take away their guilt or forgive the sins they have done in your sight. They have insulted and discouraged the builders.”
I was never cruel to anyone\par \{but these bad things happened to me\}.\par My prayers are right and pure.\par
Even now there is someone in heaven\par that will speak for me.\par There is someone above\par that will testify for me.\par
That evil person will have troubles,\par and he will cry to God for help.\par But God won’t listen to him!\par
Lord, listen to my happy song.\par Make me wise like you promised.\par
“You people will raise your arms to pray to me—but I will refuse to look at you. You people will say more and more prayers—but I will refuse to listen to you. Why? Because your hands are covered with blood.
The Lord will leave his place {\cf2\super [245]} \par to judge the people of the world\par for the bad things they have done.\par The earth will show the blood\par of the people that have been killed.\par The earth will not cover the dead people\par
Land, land, land of Judah!\par Listen to the message of the Lord!\par
Jerusalem is like a pot with rust on it.\par Why? Because the blood from\par the murders is still there!\par She put the blood on the bare rock!\par She did not pour the blood on the ground\par and cover it with dirt. {\cf2\super [202]} \par