Acts 21:35
When Paul got to the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;
Genesis 6:11-12
The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God’s sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].
Psalm 55:9
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Psalm 58:2
No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;
On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.
Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full of adulterers (unfaithful to God);
The land mourns because of the curse [of God upon it].
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
The course of action [of the false prophets] is evil and they rush into wickedness;
And their power is not right.
Habakkuk 1:2-3
O Lord, how long will I call for help
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do not save.
Acts 21:40
When the commander had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic), saying,
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For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;
On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.
For the land is full of adulterers (unfaithful to God);
The land mourns because of the curse [of God upon it].
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
The course of action [of the false prophets] is evil and they rush into wickedness;
And their power is not right.
O Lord, how long will I call for help
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do not save.