Verse 12

And seven{H7651} months{H2320} shall the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} be burying{H6912}{(H8804)} of them, that they may cleanse{H2891}{(H8763)} the land{H776}.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 21:23 : 23 His body{H5038} shall not remain all night{H3885}{(H8799)} upon the tree{H6086}, but thou shalt in any wise{H6912}{(H8800)} bury{H6912}{(H8799)} him that day{H3117};(for he that is hanged{H8518}{(H8803)} is accursed{H7045} of God{H430};) that thy land{H127} be not defiled{H2930}{(H8762)}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee for an inheritance{H5159}.
• Ezek 39:14 : 14 And they shall sever out{H914}{(H8686)} men{H582} of continual employment{H8548}, passing through{H5674}{(H8802)} the land{H776} to bury{H6912}{(H8764)} with the passengers{H5674}{(H8802)} those that remain{H3498}{(H8737)} upon the face{H6440} of the earth{H776}, to cleanse{H2891}{(H8763)} it: after the end{H7097} of seven{H7651} months{H2320} shall they search{H2713}{(H8799)}.
• Ezek 39:16 : 16 And also the name{H8034} of the city{H5892} shall be Hamonah{H1997}. Thus shall they cleanse{H2891}{(H8765)} the land{H776}.
• Num 19:16 : 16 And whosoever toucheth{H5060}{(H8799)} one that is slain{H2491} with a sword{H2719} in the open{H6440} fields{H7704}, or a dead body{H4191}{(H8801)}, or a bone{H6106} of a man{H120}, or a grave{H6913}, shall be unclean{H2930}{(H8799)} seven{H7651} days{H3117}.