Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blood » Innocent, allusions to the shedding of
Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.
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Innocent blood will not be shed in your land that Jehovah your God gives you as an inheritance. Blood guiltiness will not be on you.
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He risked his life and killed the Philistine Goliath. Jehovah gave all Israel a great victory. You rejoiced when you saw it. Why should you sin by shedding David's innocent blood for no reason?
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The king said: Do as he said. Kill him there and bury him in the earth. This will remove the guilt of his senseless murders from my father's family and me.
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Even more, Manasseh killed many innocent men. He filled Jerusalem from one end to the other with blood. He also caused Judah to sin and do evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
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They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.
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It is because of the sins of her prophets and the evil doing of her priests. They have drained the blood of the upright out from her.
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Egypt will be desolation, and Edom will be a desolate wilderness. This is because of the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
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So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased.
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He said: I have done wrong in giving a righteous man to you.
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Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah
So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased.
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The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.
He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
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The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.
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Jonah began to enter into the city, a day's journey walking, and he shouted: Nineveh will be overthrown in Forty days. The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. The news reached the king of Nineveh. He left his throne, and took off his robe and covered himself with sackcloth. Then he sat in ashes. read more.
He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish?
He made proclamation and published it in Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish?
Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah
So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased.
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The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.
He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
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The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.
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Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. read more.
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah. Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. read more.
So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows. However, Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up. The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship. So the captain came to him, and said: Why are you sleeping? Get up and call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish. read more.
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then they said to him, Please tell us who is the cause of this evil? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people are they? He replied: I am Hebrew and I respect Jehovah, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. Then the men were very afraid, and they asked: What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was running away from the presence of Jehovah, because he told them. Then they said: What shall we do to you to make the sea calm for us? But the sea grew more and more stormy. He replied: Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you. I know that it is my fault the great storm came upon you. The men rowed hard to get back to the land; but they could not! The sea grew more and more stormy against them. So they cried to Jehovah, and said: We earnestly request that you, O Jehovah, do not let us perish because of this man. Do not allow the loss of innocent blood! For you, O Jehovah, have done as you pleased. So they picked up Jonah, and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea ceased from its raging. The men greatly reverenced Jehovah. They offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.