Job 16:18
Strong's Lexicon
O earth,
אֶ֭רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

cover
תְּכַסִּ֣י (tə·ḵas·sî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3680: 1) to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself

my blood;
דָמִ֑י (ḏā·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1818: 1) blood 1a) of wine (fig.)

may my cry for help
לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃ (lə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯî)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2201: 1) cry, outcry 1a) outcry 1b) cry of distress 1c) outcry, clamour

never
וְֽאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

be
יְהִ֥י (yə·hî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

laid to rest.
מָ֝ק֗וֹם (mā·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Young's Literal Translation
O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!

New Living Translation
"O earth, do not conceal my blood. Let it cry out on my behalf.

English Standard Version
“O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place.

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.

American Standard Version
O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting -place.

English Revised Version
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no resting place.

Young's Literal Translation
O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.
















Cross References
Job 16:17
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

Job 16:19
Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

Psalm 119:169
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

Isaiah 26:21
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.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 16:16
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

Job 16:15
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

Job 16:20
My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

Job 16:21
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
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