13 Bible Verses about Killing The Innocent

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Lamentations 4:13

From the sins of her prophets the iniquities of her priests shedding the blood of the just in her midst,

Ezekiel 7:23

Make the chain: for the land was filled with judgment of bloods, and the city was filled with violence.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of Jehovah of armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his pleasures: and he will wait for judgment, and behold bloodshed; for justice, and behold a cry.

Ezekiel 22:9

Men of slander were in thee to pour forth blood: and they ate upon the mountains in thee: they did wickedness in the midst of thee.

Ezekiel 22:12

They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.

Jeremiah 19:4

Because they forsook me and rejected this place, and they will burn incense in it to other gods which they knew them not, they and their fathers, and the kings of Judah; and they filled this place with the blood of the innocent ones.

Joel 3:19

Egypt shall be for a desolation, and Edom shall be for a desert of desolation from violence to the sons of Judah, because they poured out innocent blood in their land.

2 Kings 21:16

And also Manasseh poured out innocent blood exceeding much, till he filled Jerusalem mouth to mouth; besides his sins which he caused Judah to sin to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

2 Kings 24:3-4

But at the mouth of Jehovah it was upon Judah to turn away from his face through the sins of Manasseh, according to all which he did. And also the innocent blood which he poured forth, (and he will fill Jerusalem with innocent blood) and Jehovah would not pardon.

Psalm 44:22

For, for thee we were killed all the day; we were reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.

Romans 8:36

As has been written, That for thy sake we are killed the whole day; we were reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

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