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.

Bible References

According

2 Thessalonians 1:6
A plain token of God's righteous judgement, I say, since it is a righteous thing for Him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you;
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is so faithful and just that He forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.

For the

Matthew 23:31
"So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets.
Luke 11:47
Alas for you! for you repair the tombs of the Prophets, whom your forefathers killed.