Job 16:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:18 — KJV
“O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.”
— Job 16:18 (KJV)
Job 16:18 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 16:18
“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”
Shares key themes with Job 16:18: earth, cover, blood
“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:18: earth, blood, let
“Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. that...: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy”
Shares key themes with Job 16:18: earth, blood, let
“Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house”
Shares key themes with Job 16:18: earth, let, place
“Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house”
Shares key themes with Job 16:18: earth, let, place
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