Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Bible References
To
Isaiah 24:9
They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.
Ezekiel 22:2
"As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!
Ezekiel 24:6
"'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, the pot whose rot is in it, whose rot has not been removed from it! Empty it piece by piece. No lot has fallen on it.
Habakkuk 2:12
The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead -- he who starts a town by unjust deeds.
Zephaniah 3:1
The filthy, stained city is as good as dead; the city filled with oppressors is finished!
Full
Nahum 2:12
The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.
Isaiah 17:14
In the evening there is sudden terror; by morning they vanish. This is the fate of those who try to plunder us, the destiny of those who try to loot us!
Isaiah 42:24
Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.
Hosea 4:2
There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.