Job 16:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"O earth,אֶ֭רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
do not coverתְּכַסִּ֣י
(te·chas·si)
3680: to covera prim. root
my blood,דָמִ֑י
(da·mi;)
1818: blooda prim. root
And let there be noאַל־
(al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
[resting] placeמָ֝קֹ֗ום
(ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
for my cry.לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃
(le·za·'a·ka·ti.)
2201: a cry, outcryfrom zaaq


















KJV Lexicon
O earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
cover
kacah  (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
not thou my blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
and let my cry
za`aq  (zah'-ak)
a shriek or outcry -- cry(-ing).
have no place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"O earth, do not cover my blood, And let there be no resting place for my cry.

King James Bible
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help find no resting place.

International Standard Version
"Listen, earth! Don't cover my blood, for my outcry has no place to rest.

NET Bible
"O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Earth, don't cover my blood. Don't ever let my cry [for justice] be stopped.

King James 2000 Bible
O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry have no place.
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