Psalms 106:38
And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And shed{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood,{H1818} Even the blood{H1818} of their sons{H1121} and of their daughters,{H1323} Whom they sacrificed{H2076} unto the idols{H6091} of Canaan;{H3667} And the land{H776} was polluted{H2610} with blood.{H1818}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And shed{H8210}{(H8799)} innocent{H5355} blood{H1818}, even the blood{H1818} of their sons{H1121} and of their daughters{H1323}, whom they sacrificed{H2076}{(H8765)} unto the idols{H6091} of Canaan{H3667}: and the land{H776} was polluted{H2610}{(H8799)} with blood{H1818}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And shed the innocent bloude of their sonnes and of their doughters, whom they offred vnto the ymages of Canaan, so that the londe was defyled with bloude.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And shed innocent blood, euen the blood of their sonnes, & of their daughters, whome they offred vnto the idoles of Canaan, and the lande was defiled with blood.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And they shed innocent blood, euen the blood of their sonnes and of their daughters: whom they sacrifised vnto the idols of Chanaan, and the lande was defiled with blood.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And shed innocent blood, [even] the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And they shed innocent blood -- Blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.
American Standard Version (1901)
And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
American Standard Version (1901)
And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.
World English Bible (2000)
They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They shed innocent blood– the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed.
Referenced Verses
- Num 35:33 : 33 So you shall not pollute the land where you are: for blood defiles the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.
- Deut 21:9 : 9 So shall you put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 21:16 : 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 24:4 : 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon.
- Isa 1:15 : 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
- Isa 24:5 : 5 The earth also is defiled under its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
- Isa 26:21 : 21 For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.
- Jer 2:34 : 34 Also in your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
- Ezek 7:23 : 23 Make a chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
- Ezek 22:3 : 3 Then say, Thus says the Lord GOD, The city sheds blood in its midst, that her time may come, and makes idols against herself to defile herself.
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- Ps 106:36-372 verses87%
36 And they served their idols, which were a snare to them.
37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,
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39 Thus they were defiled with their own works, and played the harlot with their own inventions.
- Jer 19:4-52 verses78%
4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it to other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
5 They have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, nor spoke it, nor did it come into my mind:
- Ezek 23:37-393 verses77%
37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through the fire, to devour them.
38 Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.
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18 Therefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols with which they had polluted it:
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17 They caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
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5 Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the cliffs of the rocks?
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31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God, for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they have even burned their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
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19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
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3 Moreover, he burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
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33 So you shall not pollute the land where you are: for blood defiles the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.
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6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
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26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that opens the womb, that I might make them desolate, so that they might know that I am the LORD.
- Jer 32:34-352 verses71%
34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
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16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.
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2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
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36 Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your filthiness was poured out, and your nakedness uncovered through your whoredoms with your lovers, and with all the idols of your abominations, and by the blood of your children, which you gave to them:
- Ezek 16:20-212 verses70%
20 Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and these have you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Is this of your whoredoms a small matter,
21 That you have slain my children and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
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3 Their blood they have shed like water all around Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them.
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10 In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness: in you they have humbled her who was set apart for impurity.
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21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
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- Ps 106:27-293 verses69%
27 To overthrow their descendants also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
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7 Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; devastation and destruction are in their paths.
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13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shade thereof is good. Therefore your daughters shall commit harlotry, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
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28 For when I had brought them into the land, for which I lifted up my hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provoking of their offering: there also they made their sweet savor, and poured out there their drink offerings.
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2 While their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
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8 They lie down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
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18 And first I will repay double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled my land; they have filled my inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.
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31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I did not command, nor did it enter into my heart.
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16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
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2 As they were called, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baal, and burned incense to carved images.
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10 They uncovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and killed her with the sword: and she became notorious among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.