Ayub 16:18

An Appeal to God as Witness

16:18 “O earth, do not cover my blood, ¹ 

nor let there be a secret ²  place for my cry.

Lukas 11:50-51

11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable ³  for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning ⁴  of the world, ⁵  11:51 from the blood of Abel ⁶  to the blood of Zechariah, ⁷  who was killed ⁸  between the altar and the sanctuary. ⁹  Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against ¹⁰  this generation.

[16:18]  ¹ sn Job knows that he will die, and that his death, signified here by blood on the ground, will cry out for vindication.

[16:18]  ² tn The word is simply “a place,” but in the context it surely means a hidden place, a secret place that would never be discovered (see 18:21).

[11:50]  ³ tn Or “that this generation may be charged with”; or “the blood of all the prophets… may be required from this generation.” This is a warning of judgment. These people are responsible for the shedding of prophetic blood.

[11:50]  ⁴ tn Or “foundation.” However, this does not suggest a time to the modern reader.

[11:50]  ⁵ tn The order of the clauses in this complicated sentence has been rearranged to simplify it for the modern reader.

[11:51]  ⁶ sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.

[11:51]  ⁷ sn It is not clear which Zechariah is meant here. It is probably the person mentioned in 2 Chr 24:20-25.

[11:51]  ⁸ tn Or “who perished.”

[11:51]  ⁹ tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary.

[11:51]  ¹⁰ tn Or “required from.”