Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its slain.