Job 16:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶My face is red from my tears,
and dark shadows encircle my eyelids,
¹⁷even though violence is not my intention,
and my prayer is pure.”

¹⁸“Listen, earth! Don’t cover my blood,
for my outcry has no place to rest.

Job 16:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶My face is red with weeping,^(A)
dark shadows ring my eyes;^(B)
¹⁷yet my hands have been free of violence^(C)
and my prayer is pure.^(D)

¹⁸“Earth, do not cover my blood;^(E)
may my cry^(F) never be laid to rest!^(G)

International Standard Version (ISV)

New International Version (NIV)