his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance.

And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.

And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the people had tasted food.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.

For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them."

My kinsmen

I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

and Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month.

For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"

"When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

"Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.

General references

My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.

my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Jesus wept.