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Job 16:18

Job 16:18
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven,.... That is, God, who dwells in the heavens, where his throne is, and which…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

O earth - Passionate appeals to the earth are not uncommon in the Scriptures; see the notes at Isa 1:2. Such appeals…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 16:17-22

Job's condition was very deplorable; but had he nothing to support him, nothing to comfort him? Yes, and he here tells…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 16:18-22

Job 16:18 to Job 17:9. Job, dying a martyr's death, beseeches God that He would uphold his right with God and against…