- bloody city:
- Heb. city of bloods, "And the righteousª men,²¹ they¹ shall judgeª° them after the mannerª of adulteresses,ª° and after the manner² of women¹ that shedª° blood;ª because¹ they¹ [are] adulteresses,ª° and bloodª [is] in their hands.ª" {Ezk 23:45} + "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." {Ezk 24:6} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª to the bloodyª city!ª I¹ will even¹ make the pile² for fire¹ great.ª°" {Ezk 24:9} + "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} + "Surely¹ at¹ the commandmentª of the LORDª came¹ [this] upon Judah,ª to removeª° [them] out of¹¹ his sight,ª for the sinsª of Manasseh,ª according to all¹ that¹ he did;ª° ... 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 24:3-4} + "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} + "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" {Hsa 4:2} + "Woeª to the bloodyª city!ª it [is] all¹ fullª of liesª [and] robbery;ª the preyª departethª° not;¹" {Nah 3:1} + "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} + "Thenª answeredª° allª the¹ people,ª and said,ª° Hisª bloodª [be] onª us,ª andª onª ourª children.²¹" {Mtt 27:25} + "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" {Lke 11:50} + "Whichª of the¹ prophetsª have²° notª yourª fathersª persecuted?ª° andª they have slainª° them which² shewed beforeª° ofª the¹ comingª of the¹ Just One;ª of whomª yeª have beenª° nowª the betrayersª andª murderers:ª" {Act 7:52}
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