O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
Cross References
Job 16:17yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
Job 16:19Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
Psalm 119:169May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
Isaiah 26:21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
Treasury of Scripture
O earth, cover not you my blood, and let my cry have no place.
O earth
Jeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
cover not
Genesis 4:11
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Nehemiah 4:5
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.
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.
let my cry
Job 27:9
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Psalm 66:18,19
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: …
Isaiah 1:15
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.
