Sadness & Loss
🍞 Tears beside Job 16:18
When tears is loud, Job 16:18 is a sentence you can borrow. ““Earth, don’t cover my blood. Let my cry have no place to rest.” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Tears
““Earth, don’t cover my blood. Let my cry have no place to rest.”
Job 16:18 · World English Bible
Yahweh said,…
“Yahweh said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,”
Genesis 18:20 · World English Bible
for we will…
“for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown so great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.””
Genesis 19:13 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Job 16:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
covermyblood.Letmycrynoplacetorest.
Pray together
Lord, this is a tears night. Keep Job 16:18 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say Job 16:18 out loud once, then tell one person in the house what feeling it names.
Parent tip
If the feeling is bigger than a verse, stay in the room. Job 16:18 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.