And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Job 16:18 - Revised Version 1885 O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting place. 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. |
And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
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.
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that coucheth for me is on high.
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: Give me understanding according to thy word.
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.
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth 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.
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;