Habakkuk 2:12


“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds a city with bloodshed
And establishes a town by violence!

Micah 3:10


Who build Zion with blood [and extortion and murder]
And Jerusalem with violent injustice.

Nahum 3:1

Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage;
Her prey never departs [alive].

Genesis 4:11-17

And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.

Joshua 6:26

Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.”

1 Kings 16:34

In his days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord, which He spoke through Joshua the son of Nun.

Jeremiah 22:13-17


“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],

Ezekiel 24:9


‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe to the bloody city!
I will also make the pile [of wood] high.

Daniel 4:27-31

Therefore, O king, let my advice to you be [considered and found] acceptable; break away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by showing mercy to the poor, so that [if you repent] there may possibly be a continuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’

John 11:47-50

So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints (God’s people), and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus [who were martyred]. When I saw her, I wondered in amazement.

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Summary

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

Blood

Bible References

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Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
Joshua 6:26
Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.”
1 Kings 16:34
In his days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord, which He spoke through Joshua the son of Nun.
Jeremiah 22:13

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
Ezekiel 24:9

‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe to the bloody city!
I will also make the pile [of wood] high.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my advice to you be [considered and found] acceptable; break away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by showing mercy to the poor, so that [if you repent] there may possibly be a continuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’
Micah 3:10

Who build Zion with blood [and extortion and murder]
And Jerusalem with violent injustice.
Nahum 3:1
Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage;
Her prey never departs [alive].
John 11:47
So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).
Revelation 17:6
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints (God’s people), and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus [who were martyred]. When I saw her, I wondered in amazement.

Blood

Habakkuk 2:8

“Because you [king of Babylon] have looted many nations,
All peoples who are left will loot you—
Because of human bloodshed and for the violence done to the land,
To the city and all its inhabitants.