Nahum 3:1

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Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, packed with plunder, never without prey.

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  • Ezek 24:6-9 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them. 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered. 9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the fire great.
  • Nah 2:12 : 12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?
  • Hab 2:12 : 12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town with injustice!
  • Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe to the rebellious and defiled city, the oppressive one! 2 She listens to no voice, she accepts no discipline; she does not trust in the LORD, nor does she draw near to her God. 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
  • Ezek 22:2-3 : 2 Son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of bloodshed and confront her with all her abominations? 3 Then say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You city that sheds blood in her midst to bring her time closer, and makes idols to defile herself,
  • Hos 4:2 : 2 There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
  • Isa 17:14 : 14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.
  • Isa 24:9 : 9 They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
  • Isa 42:24 : 24 Who handed Jacob over to be plundered, and Israel to the looters? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They refused to walk in His ways or obey His law.

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  • Nah 3:2-3
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    2 The sound of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses, and jolting chariots.

    3 Charging horsemen, flashing swords, glittering spears—a vast number of slain, a heap of corpses with no end. People stumble over the dead bodies.

  • Zeph 3:1
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    1 Woe to the rebellious and defiled city, the oppressive one!

  • Ezek 24:6-7
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    6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them.

    7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

  • Isa 1:21
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    21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness once dwelt in her, but now murderers.

  • Ps 55:10-11
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    10 Confuse, O Lord, and divide their speech, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

    11 Day and night they surround it on its walls, and trouble and wickedness are within it.

  • Hab 2:12
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    12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town with injustice!

  • Ezek 24:9
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    9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the fire great.

  • Zeph 2:15
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    15 This is the jubilant city that dwelled securely and said in her heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' How she has become a desolation, a resting place for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

  • Isa 22:1-2
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    1 This is an oracle concerning the Valley of Vision: What is wrong with you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops?

    2 The city is full of noise and tumult, a city of revelry. Your slain were not killed by the sword, nor did they die in battle.

  • Mic 6:12
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    12 Her rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

  • Jer 4:29
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    29 At the sound of the horsemen and archers, every city flees. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The cities are abandoned, and no one lives in them.

  • Ezek 7:23
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    23 Prepare chains, for the land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.

  • Ezek 22:27
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    27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.

  • Hab 2:8
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    8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.

  • Mic 3:10
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    10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.

  • Jer 6:6-7
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    6 For this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Cut down trees and build a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.

    7 As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps her wickedness fresh. Violence and destruction are heard within her; continually before me, there are sickness and wounds.

  • Ezek 11:6
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    6 You have multiplied your slain in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

  • Isa 33:1
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    1 Woe to you, destroyer, who has not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, who has not been betrayed! When you finish destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.

  • Isa 3:26
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    26 The city gates will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

  • Hab 2:17
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    17 The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of beasts will terrify you, because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the city, and all who live in it.

  • Ezek 22:1-3
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    1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    2 Son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of bloodshed and confront her with all her abominations?

    3 Then say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You city that sheds blood in her midst to bring her time closer, and makes idols to defile herself,

  • Zeph 3:3-4
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    3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.

    4 Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; her priests have profaned the sanctuary and have done violence to the law.

  • Lam 4:13
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    13 It happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

  • Jer 19:8
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    8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.

  • Zeph 1:10-11
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    10 On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills.

    11 Wail, you residents of the Mortar, for all the merchants are silenced; all who handle silver are cut off.

  • Hos 6:8
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    8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood.

  • Isa 24:12
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    12 Only desolation is left in the city; the gate is battered into ruins.

  • Ezek 9:9
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    9 He said to me, 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of injustice. They say, "The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see."'

  • Rom 3:15
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    15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.

  • Isa 3:8-9
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    8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and actions are against the LORD, challenging His glorious presence.

    9 The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they openly declare their sin; they do not try to conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

  • Ezek 26:10-12
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    10 'The dust from his many horses will cover you. The noise of the horsemen, the wheels, and the chariots will make your walls shake when he enters your gates like warriors entering a breached city.'

    11 'With the hooves of his horses, he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will collapse to the ground.'

    12 'They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. They will throw your stones, timber, and rubble into the sea.'

  • Joel 3:19
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    19 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and Edom a desert wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

  • Ezek 22:25
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    25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion that tears its prey; they have devoured lives, seized treasure and precious things, and made many widows within her.

  • Mic 3:12
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    12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.

  • Jer 10:22
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    22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the northern land to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling place for jackals.

  • Jer 22:8
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    8 Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'

  • Jer 50:37
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    37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.

  • Ezek 9:1
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    1 Then he called out in a loud voice for me to hear, saying, 'Bring near those appointed to punish the city, each carrying his weapon of destruction in his hand.'