Job
Job 16:18
18O earth, do not cover my blood;
may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O earth | אֶ֭רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| cover | תְּכַסִּ֣י | tə·ḵas·sî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3680 cover |
| my blood | דָמִ֑י | ḏā·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1818 blood |
| may my cry for help | לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃ | lə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2201 shriek, outcry |
| never | וְֽאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be | יְהִ֥י | yə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| laid to rest | מָ֝ק֗וֹם | mā·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 24:7 · Isaiah 26:21 · Genesis 4:11 · Psalm 66:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.