Thematic Bible: Defiles the


Thematic Bible



They shed innocent blood -- the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed. Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnSanctity Of LifeSin, Effects OfIdolatry Consists OfInnocent BloodSheddingPolluting The LandIdol WorshipKilling Sons And Daughters

"You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it. Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with NoahAtonement, in OTSheddingHuman Blood ShedPolluting The LandLifebloodAtoning By SacrificesJudgement On MurderersThe Environmentcleansing

(Mem) But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous. (Nun) They wander blindly through the streets, defiled by the blood they shed, while no one dares to touch their garments.

For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words. Verse ConceptsFingersBlemishBlood, Figurative UseLipsThe Lips Of The WickedTongueWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerKilling Many People

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