Isaiah 14:21
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21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons
because of the guilt of their father.[a]
Let them never rise to possess the earth
or cover the face of the world with cities.(A)
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- 14.21 Syr Compare Gk: Heb fathers
Matthew 23:35
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35 so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
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Leviticus 26:39
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39 And those of you who survive shall languish in the land of your enemies because of their iniquities; they shall also languish because of the iniquities of their ancestors.(A)
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Exodus 20:5
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5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me(A)
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Habakkuk 2:8-12
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8 Because you have plundered many nations,
all who survive of the peoples shall plunder you—
because of human bloodshed and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who live in them.(A)
9 “Alas for you who get evil gain for your house,
setting your nest on high
to be safe from the reach of harm!”(B)
10 You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.(C)
11 The very stones will cry out from the wall,
and the rafter will respond from the woodwork.
12 “Alas for you who build a town by bloodshed
and found a city on iniquity!”(D)
Isaiah 27:6
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6 In days to come[a] Jacob shall take root;
Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots
and fill the whole world with fruit.(A)
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- 27.6 Heb Those to come
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