2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
Hosea 4:2
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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 Jubilees 7:22–24
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Book of Jubilees 23:16–18
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