Job 16:18

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

Cross-references

Job 20:27 Parallel

Job 20:27 describes the earth rising against the wicked — echoing Job's call for the earth to not cover his blood but to testify.

In Genesis 4:11, the ground receives Abel's blood, which cries out for justice — Job similarly wants his blood uncovered and his cry heard, echoing the innocent sufferer.

Isaiah 26:21 says the earth will disclose blood and no longer cover its slain — directly answering Job's plea for his blood not to be covered.

Genesis 4:10 is the direct precedent: Abel's blood cries from the ground, just as Job calls for his blood to cry out for justice.

Genesis 37:26 shows Judah wanting to conceal blood — opposite of Job's plea for his blood to remain uncovered and cry out.

Leviticus 17:13 requires covering animal blood — in contrast, Job demands his blood not be covered so it can cry out.

Ezekiel 24:7 describes blood left uncovered on bare rock — similar to Job's desire that his blood not be hidden, but context is Jerusalem's judgment.