"Makeª° a chain:ª for¹ the landª is fullª° of bloodyª crimes,ª and the cityª is fullª° of violence.ª" {Ezk 7:23} + "Then saidª° he unto¹ me, The iniquityª of the houseª of Israelª and Judahª [is] exceedingª great,ª and the landª is fullª° of blood,ª and the cityª fullª° of perverseness:ª for¹ they say,ª° The LORDª hath forsakenª°¹ the earth,ª and the LORDª seethª° not.¹" {Ezk 9:9} + "Now, thou¹ sonª of man,ª wilt thou judge,ª° wilt thou judgeª°¹ the bloodyª city?ª yea, thou shalt shewª° her¹ all¹ her abominations.ª ... Behold,¹ the princesª of Israel,ª every oneª were¹ in thee to their powerª to¹ shedª° blood.ª" {Ezk 22:2-6} + "In thee are¹ men²¹ that carry talesª to¹ shedª° blood:ª and in thee they eatª° upon¹ the mountains:ª in the midstª of thee they commitª° lewdness.ª" {Ezk 22:9} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:12} + "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 22:27} + "Wherefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª to the bloodyª city,ª to the potª whose¹ scumª [is] therein, and whose scumª is not¹ gone outª° of¹ it! bring it outª° pieceª by piece;ª let no¹ lotª fallª° upon¹ it. ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª to the bloodyª city!ª I¹ will even¹ make the pile² for fire¹ great.ª°" {Ezk 24:6-9} + "Moreover¹ Manassehª shedª° innocentª bloodª veryª much,ª° till¹¹ he had filledª°¹ Jerusalemª from one endª to another;ª beside his sinª¹¹ wherewith¹ he made Judah² to sin,ª°¹¹ in doingª° [that which was] evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 21:16} + "And when ye spread forthª° your hands,ª I will hideª° mine eyesª from¹ you: yea,¹ when¹ ye make manyª° prayers,ª I will not¹ hear:ª° your handsª are fullª° of blood.ª" {Isa 1:15} + "In vainª have I smittenª°¹ your children;ª they receivedª° no¹ correction:ª your own swordª hath devouredª° your prophets,ª like a destroyingª° lion.ª" {Jer 2:30} + "Also¹ in thy skirtsª is foundª° the bloodª of the soulsª of the poorª innocents:ª I have not¹ foundª° it by secret search,ª but¹ upon¹ all¹ these.¹" {Jer 2:34} + "[If] ye oppressª° not¹ the stranger,ª the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª and shedª° not¹ innocentª bloodª in this¹ place,ª neither¹ walk²°¹ afterª otherª godsª to your hurt:ª" {Jer 7:6} + "Will ye steal,ª° murder,ª° and commit adultery,ª° and swearª° falsely,ª and burn incenseª° unto Baal,ª and walkª° afterª otherª godsª whom¹ ye knowª° not;¹" {Jer 7:9} + "For the sinsª¹ of her prophets,ª [and] the iniquitiesª of her priests,ª that have shedª° the bloodª of the justª in the midstª of her," {Lam 4:13} + "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} + "Who hateª° the good,ª and loveª° the evil;ª who pluck offª° their skinª from off¹¹ them, and their fleshª from off¹¹ their bones;ª ... Who¹ also eatª° the fleshª of my people,ª and flayª° their skinª from off¹¹ them; and they breakª° their bones,ª and chop them in pieces,ª° as¹ for the pot,ª and as fleshª withinª the caldron.ª" {Mic 3:2-3} + "They build upª° Zionª with blood,ª and Jerusalemª with iniquity.ª" {Mic 3:10} + "The goodª [man] is perishedª° out of¹ the earth:ª and [there is] none¹ uprightª among men:ª they all¹ lie in waitª° for blood;ª they huntª° every manª¹ his brotherª with a net.ª" {Mic 7:2} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª" {Zph 3:3} + "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 23:35} |