Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
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Bible References
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2 Thessalonians 1:6
For it is a just thing for God to repay with affliction those people who are troubling you,
1 John 1:9
[But] if we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful [to His promise] and righteous [in His judgment], and will forgive us of those sins and cleanse us from all of our wrongdoing.
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Matthew 23:31
[But by saying this] you are witnesses [against] yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets [i.e., indicating your approval of their actions].
Luke 11:47
"It is too bad for you! For your forefathers killed the prophets and you build grave monuments to them [i.e., the prophets].