King James Version
Job 16:18 in the King James Version says “O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.” — study this verse from Job chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.”
Job 16:18 · KJV
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. on high: Heb. in the high places
My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. scorn me: Heb. are my scorners
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“cover”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
“not thou my blood”
H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“have no place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
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