O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
The passage belongs to the extended debate between Job and his three friends concerning his afflictions. That debate spans Job 4 through Job 31. Within it, the line comes in Job's reply in which he protests his innocence and expresses a desire for death.
The passage belongs to the extended debate between Job and his three friends concerning his afflictions. That debate spans Job 4 through Job 31. Within it, the line comes in Job's reply in which he protests his innocence and expresses a desire for death.