12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:12
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Micah 3:9–11
9 Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, 10 who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her…
Jeremiah 22:12–14
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Nahum 3:1–2
1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. 2 The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
Book of Enoch 94:5–7
5 And hold fast my words in the thoughts of your hearts, And suffer them not to be effaced from your hearts; For I know that sinners will tempt men to evilly-entreat wisdom, So that no place may be found for her, And no manner of temptation may minish. (ENO) 6 Woe to th… (ENO)
Isaiah 5:17–19
17 Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy. 18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes, 19 to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! L…
Zephaniah 3:1–2
1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! 2 She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.
Book of Enoch 99:12–14
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Ezekiel 7:22–24
22 I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. 23 Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. 24 So I will bring the most wicked of n…
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