Earth, do not cover their blood

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Earth, do not cover their blood

Earth, do not cover their blood

A literary expression denoting refusal to accept the death of people. A call for justice and punishment of those guilty of causing death. An implicit call for vengeance.

("Earth, do not cover my blood and let there be no place for my cry"—Job 16:18; and similarly: "O Lord, do not cover our blood and reveal the glory of Your kingdom upon us soon, for all the ends have already passed and there is no end to the sorrows of our souls"—Agnon, Shroud of Stories, The Sermon, 102)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֶרֶץ, אַל תְּכַסִּי דָמָם

Definition (Hebrew)

בִּטּוּי מְלִיצִי הַמְּבַטֵּא אִי הַשְׁלָמָה עִם מוֹתָם שֶׁל אֲנָשִׁים. קְרִיאָה לַעֲשִׂיַּת צֶדֶק וְהַעֲנָשַׁת הָאַשָׁמִים בַּמָּוֶת. קְרִיאָה מְרוּמֶזֶת לְנָקָם.

("אֶרֶץ, אַל תְּכַסִּי דָמִי וְאַל יְהִי מָקוֹם לְזַעֲקָתִי"- אִיּוֹב טז יח, וְכֵן:"הַשֵּׁם,אַל תְּכַסֶּה דָּמֵנוּ וְגַלֵּה כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתְךָ עָלֵינוּ מְהֵרָה, שֶׁכְּבָר כָּלוּ כָּל הַקִּצִּין וְאֵין קֵץ לְצָרוֹת נַפְשֵׁנוּ"-עַגְנוֹן/ תַּכְרִיךְ שֶׁל סִפּוּרִים, הַדְּרָשָׁה, 102)

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