- it defileth:
- "And the landª is defiled:ª° therefore I do visitª° the iniquityª thereof upon¹ it, and the landª itself vomiteth outª°¹ her inhabitants.ª°" {Lev 18:25} + "If¹ [one] be foundª° slainª in the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee to possessª° it, lyingª° in the field,ª [and] it be not¹ knownª° who¹ hath slainª° him: ... Be merciful,ª° O LORD,ª unto thy peopleª Israel,ª whom¹ thou hast redeemed,ª° and layª° not¹ innocentª bloodª unto thy peopleª of Israel'sª charge.ª And the bloodª shall be forgivenª° them." {Deu 21:1-8} + "His bodyª shall not¹ remain all nightª° upon¹ the tree,ª but¹ thou shalt in any wise²° buryª° him that¹ day;ª (for¹ he that is hangedª° [is] accursedª of God;)ª that¹ thy landª be not¹ defiled,ª° which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee [for] an inheritance.ª" {Deu 21:23} + "Notwithstanding¹ the LORDª turnedª° not¹ from the fiercenessª¹ of his greatª wrath,ª wherewith¹ his angerª was kindledª° against Judah,ª because¹ of all¹ the provocationsª that¹ Manassehª had provokedª° him withal." {2Kg 23:26} + "And also¹ for the innocentª bloodª that¹ he shed:ª° for he filledª°¹ Jerusalemª with innocentª blood;ª which the LORDª wouldª° not¹ pardon.ª°" {2Kg 24:4} + "They joined²° themselves¹ also unto Baalpeor,ª and ateª° the sacrificesª of the dead.ª°" {Psa 106:28} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª cometh¹ out²° of his placeª¹ to punishª° the inhabitantsª° of the earthª for their iniquity:ª the earthª also shall discloseª°¹ her blood,ª and shall no¹ more¹ coverª°¹ her slain.ª°" {Isa 26:21} + "Sonª of man,ª sayª° unto her, Thou¹ [art] the landª that¹ is not¹ cleansed,ª° nor¹ rained² upon¹ in the dayª of indignation.ª ... Her princesª in the midstª thereof [are] like wolvesª raveningª° the prey,ª to shedª° blood,ª [and] to destroyª° souls,ª to¹ getª° dishonest gain.ª" {Ezk 22:24-27} + "By swearing,ª° and lying,ª° and killing,ª° and stealing,ª° and committing adultery,ª° they break out,ª° and bloodª touchethª° blood.ª ... Therefore¹¹ shall the landª mourn,ª° and every one¹ that dwellethª° therein shall languish,ª° with the beastsª of the field,ª and with the fowlsª of heaven;ª yea, the fishesª of the seaª also¹ shall be taken away.ª°" {Hsa 4:2-3} + "Now¹ also manyª nationsª are gatheredª° against¹ thee, that say,ª° Let her be defiled,ª° and let our eyeª lookª° upon Zion.ª" {Mic 4:11} + "Whereforeª ye be witnessesª° unto yourselves,ª thatª ye areª° the childrenª of them which killedª° the¹ prophets.ª ... Thatª uponª youª may comeª° allª the righteousª bloodª shedª° uponª the¹ earth,ª fromª the¹ bloodª of righteousª Abelª untoª the¹ bloodª of Zachariasª sonª of Barachias,ª whomª ye slewª° betweenª the¹ templeª andª the¹ altar.ª" {Mtt 23:31-35} + "That²¹ the¹ bloodª of allª the¹ prophets,ª which² was shedª° fromª the foundationª of the world,ª may be requiredª° ofª thisª generation;ª ... Fromª the¹ bloodª of Abelª untoª the¹ bloodª of Zacharias,ª which² perishedª° betweenª the¹ altarª andª the¹ temple:ª verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª It shall be requiredª° ofª thisª generation.ª" {Lke 11:50-51}
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