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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
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And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?
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And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself.
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Thou art become guilty in thy blood which thou hast shed: and thou art defiled in thy idols which thou hast made: and thou hast made thy days to draw near, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all countries.
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Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall triumph over thee: thou filthy one, infamous, great in destruction.
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Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.
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They have abused father and mother in thee, they have oppressed the stranger in the midst of thee, they have grieved the fatherless and widow in thee.
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Thou hast despised my sanctuaries, and profaned my sabbaths.
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Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee.