Nahum 3:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

O bloodie citie, it is all full of lyes, and robberie: the pray departeth not:

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  • Ezek 24:6-9 : 6 Because the Lorde God sayth thus, Woe to the bloody citie, euen to the pot, whose skomme is therein, & whose skomme is not gone out of it: bring it out piece by piece: let no lot fall vpon it. 7 For her blood is in the middes of her: shee set it vpon an high rocke, and powred it not vpon on the ground to couer it with dust, 8 That it might cause wrath to arise, & take vengeance: euen I haue set her blood vpon an high rocke that it should not be couered. 9 Therefore thus saith ye Lord God, Woe to the bloody citie, for I will make ye burning great.
  • Nah 2:12 : 12 The lyon did teare in pieces ynough for his whelpes, and woryed for his lyonesse, and filled his holes with praye, and his dennes with, spoyle.
  • Hab 2:12 : 12 Wo vnto him that buildeth a towne with blood, and erecteth a citie by iniquitie.
  • Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe to her that is filthie and polluted, to the robbing citie. 2 She heard not the voyce: she receiued not correction: she trusted not in the Lord: she drew not neere to her God. 3 Her princes within her are as roaring lyons: her iudges are as wolues in the euening, which leaue not the bones till the morow.
  • Ezek 22:2-3 : 2 Now thou sonne of man, wilt thou iudge, wilt thou iudge this bloody citie? wilt thou shew her all her abominations? 3 Then say, Thus sayth the Lorde God, The citie sheddeth blood in the middes of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against her selfe to pollute her selfe.
  • Hos 4:2 : 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.
  • Isa 17:14 : 14 And loe, in the euening there is trouble: but afore the morning it is gone. This is the portion of them that spoyle vs, and the lot of them that robbe vs.
  • Isa 24:9 : 9 They shall not drinke wine with mirth: strong drinke shall be bitter to them that drinke it.
  • Isa 42:24 : 24 Who gaue Iaakob for a spoyle, and Israel to the robbers? Did not ye Lorde, because we haue sinned against him? for they woulde not walke in his waies, neither be obedient vnto his Lawe.

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