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
since God considers it only just to repay with suffering those who are making you suffer
1 John 1:9
If we acknowledge our sins, he is upright and can be depended on to forgive our sins and cleanse us from everything wrong.
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Matthew 23:31
So you bear witness against yourselves that you are descended from the murderers of the prophets.
Luke 11:47
Alas for you! For you build monuments for the prophets, whom your forefathers killed.