Job 16:18

Everything Was Going Well

¹⁷ Although there is no violence in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.
¹⁸ “O earth, do not cover my blood,
And let there be no resting place for my cry.
¹⁹ “Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
And my advocate is on high.

Cry for Help

Let There Be

My Blood

Job

No

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
And the earth will reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.

Psalm 66:18-19

If I regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear;

Ezekiel 24:7

“For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.

Genesis 4:11

Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Nehemiah 4:5

Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.

Job 27:9

“Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?

Isaiah 1:15

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 58:9-10

“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you remove the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,

Jeremiah 22:29

“O land, land, land,
Hear the word of the Lord!

James 4:3-4

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.