Verse 12

Woe{H1945} to him that buildeth{H1129}{(H8802)} a town{H5892} with blood{H1818}, and stablisheth{H3559}{(H8790)} a city{H7151} by iniquity{H5766}!

Referenced Verses

  • Mic 3:10 : 10 They build up{H1129}{(H8802)} Zion{H6726} with blood{H1818}, and Jerusalem{H3389} with iniquity{H5766}.
  • Nah 3:1 : 1 Woe{H1945} to the bloody{H1818} city{H5892}! it is all full{H4392} of lies{H3585} and robbery{H6563}; the prey{H2964} departeth{H4185}{(H8686)} not;
  • John 11:47-50 : 47 Then{G3767} gathered{G4863}{(G5627)} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the Pharisees{G5330} a council{G4892}, and{G2532} said{G3004}{(G5707)}, What{G5101} do we{G4160}{(G5719)}? for{G3754} this{G3778} man{G444} doeth{G4160}{(G5719)} many{G4183} miracles{G4592}. 48 If{G1437} we let{G863} him{G846} thus{G3779} alone{G863}{(G5632)}, all{G3956} men will believe{G4100}{(G5692)} on{G1519} him{G846}: and{G2532} the Romans{G4514} shall come{G2064}{(G5695)} and{G2532} take away{G142}{(G5692)} both{G2532} our{G2257} place{G5117} and{G2532} nation{G1484}. 49 And{G1161} one{G1520}{G5100} of{G1537} them{G846}, named Caiaphas{G2533}, being{G5607}{(G5752)} the high priest{G749} that same{G1565} year{G1763}, said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Ye{G5210} know{G1492}{(G5758)} nothing at all{G3756}{G3762}, 50 Nor{G3761} consider{G1260}{(G5736)} that{G3754} it is expedient{G4851}{(G5719)} for us{G2254}, that{G2443} one{G1520} man{G444} should die{G599}{(G5632)} for{G5228} the people{G2992}, and{G2532} that the whole{G3650} nation{G1484} perish{G622}{(G5643)} not{G3361}.
  • Rev 17:6 : 6 And{G2532} I saw{G1492}{(G5627)} the woman{G1135} drunken{G3184}{(G5723)} with{G1537} the blood{G129} of the saints{G40}, and{G2532} with{G1537} the blood{G129} of the martyrs{G3144} of Jesus{G2424}: and{G2532} when I saw{G1492}{(G5631)} her{G846}, I wondered{G2296}{(G5656)} with great{G3173} admiration{G2295}.
  • Gen 4:11-17 : 11 And now art thou cursed{H779}{(H8803)} from the earth{H127}, which hath opened{H6475}{(H8804)} her mouth{H6310} to receive{H3947}{(H8800)} thy brother's{H251} blood{H1818} from thy hand{H3027}; 12 When{H3588} thou tillest{H5647}{(H8799)} the ground{H127}, it shall not henceforth{H3254}{(H8686)} yield{H5414}{(H8800)} unto thee her strength{H3581}; a fugitive{H5128}{(H8801)} and a vagabond{H5110}{(H8802)} shalt thou be in the earth{H776}. 13 And Cain{H7014} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, My punishment{H5771} is greater{H1419} than I can bear{H5375}{(H8800)}. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out{H1644}{(H8765)} this day{H3117} from the face{H6440} of the earth{H127}; and from{H5921} thy face{H6440} shall I be hid{H5641}{(H8735)}; and I shall be a fugitive{H5128}{(H8801)} and a vagabond{H5110}{(H8802)} in the earth{H776}; and it shall come to pass{H1961}{(H8804)}, that every one that findeth me{H4672}{(H8802)} shall slay me{H2026}{(H8799)}. 15 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Therefore{H3651} whosoever slayeth{H2026}{(H8802)} Cain{H7014}, vengeance shall be taken{H5358}{(H8714)} on him sevenfold{H7659}. And the LORD{H3068} set{H7760}{(H8799)} a mark{H226} upon Cain{H7014}, lest{H1115} any finding{H4672}{(H8802)} him should kill{H5221}{(H8687)} him. 16 And Cain{H7014} went out{H3318}{(H8799)} from the presence{H6440} of the LORD{H3068}, and dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in the land{H776} of Nod{H5113}, on the east{H6926} of Eden{H5731}. 17 And Cain{H7014} knew{H3045}{(H8799)} his wife{H802}; and she conceived{H2029}{(H8799)}, and bare{H3205}{(H8799)} Enoch{H2585}: and he builded{H1129}{(H8802)} a city{H5892}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} of the city{H5892}, after the name{H8034} of his son{H1121}, Enoch{H2585}.
  • Josh 6:26 : 26 And Joshua{H3091} adjured{H7650}{(H8686)} them at that time{H6256}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be the man{H376} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, that riseth up{H6965}{(H8799)} and buildeth{H1129}{(H8804)} this city{H5892} Jericho{H3405}: he shall lay the foundation{H3245}{(H8762)} thereof in his firstborn{H1060}, and in his youngest{H6810} son shall he set up{H5324}{(H8686)} the gates{H1817} of it.
  • 1 Kgs 16:34 : 34 In his days{H3117} did Hiel{H2419} the Bethelite{H1017} build{H1129}{(H8804)} Jericho{H3405}: he laid the foundation{H3245}{(H8765)} thereof in Abiram{H48} his firstborn{H1060}, and set up{H5324}{(H8689)} the gates{H1817} thereof in his youngest{H6810} son Segub{H7687}, according to the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, which he spake{H1696}{(H8765)} by{H3027} Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126}.
  • Jer 22:13-17 : 13 Woe{H1945} unto him that buildeth{H1129}{(H8802)} his house{H1004} by{H3808} unrighteousness{H6664}, and his chambers{H5944} by wrong{H4941}; that useth his neighbour's{H7453} service{H5647}{(H8799)} without wages{H2600}, and giveth{H5414}{(H8799)} him not for his work{H6467}; 14 That saith{H559}{(H8802)}, I will build{H1129}{(H8799)} me a wide{H4060} house{H1004} and large{H7304}{(H8794)} chambers{H5944}, and cutteth him out{H7167}{(H8804)} windows{H2474}; and it is cieled{H5603}{(H8803)} with cedar{H730}, and painted{H4886}{(H8800)} with vermilion{H8350}. 15 Shalt thou reign{H4427}{(H8799)}, because thou closest{H8474}{(H8808)} thyself in cedar{H730}? did not thy father{H1} eat{H398}{(H8804)} and drink{H8354}{(H8804)}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} judgment{H4941} and justice{H6666}, and then it was well{H2896} with him? 16 He judged{H1777}{(H8804)} the cause{H1779} of the poor{H6041} and needy{H34}; then it was well{H2896} with him: was not this to know{H1847} me? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 17 But thine eyes{H5869} and thine heart{H3820} are not but for thy covetousness{H1215}, and for to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} innocent{H5355} blood{H1818}, and for oppression{H6233}, and for violence{H4835}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} it.
  • Ezek 24:9 : 9 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Woe{H188} to the bloody{H1818} city{H5892}! I will even make the pile{H4071} for fire great{H1431}{(H8686)}.
  • Dan 4:27-31 : 27 Wherefore{H3861}, O king{H4430}, let my counsel{H4431} be acceptable{H8232}{(H8748)} unto thee{H5922}, and break off{H6562}{(H8747)} thy sins{H2408} by righteousness{H6665}, and thine iniquities{H5758} by shewing mercy{H2604}{(H8749)} to the poor{H6033}{(H8750)}; if{H2006} it may be{H1934}{(H8748)} a lengthening{H754} of thy tranquillity{H7963}. 28 All{H3606} this came{H4291}{(H8754)} upon{H5922} the king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020}. 29 At the end{H7118} of twelve{H8648}{H6236} months{H3393} he walked{H1934}{(H8754)}{H1981}{(H8750)} in{H5922} the palace{H1965} of the kingdom{H4437} of Babylon{H895}. 30 The king{H4430} spake{H6032}{(H8750)}, and said{H560}{(H8750)}, Is not{H3809} this{H1932}{H1668} great{H7229} Babylon{H895}, that I{H576} have built{H1124}{(H8754)} for the house{H1005} of the kingdom{H4437} by the might{H8632} of my power{H2632}, and for the honour{H3367} of my majesty{H1923}? 31 While{H5751} the word{H4406} was in the king's{H4430} mouth{H6433}, there fell{H5308}{(H8754)} a voice{H7032} from{H4481} heaven{H8065}, saying, O king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020}, to thee it is spoken{H560}{(H8750)}; The kingdom{H4437} is departed{H5709}{(H8754)} from{H4481} thee.