sothat the bloodof allthe prophets,shedsincethe foundationof the world,may be chargedagainstthisgeneration,
Again,she gavebirthto his brotherAbel.And Abelwas a keeperof flocks,but Cainwas a tillerof the ground.
and alsofor the innocentbloodwhichhe shed,for he filledJerusalemwith innocentblood;and the LORDwouldnot forgive.
For He who requiresbloodremembersthem; He does not forgetthe cryof the afflicted.
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
For behold,the LORDis about to comeout from His placeTo punishthe inhabitantsof the earthfor their iniquity;And the earthwill revealher bloodshedAnd will nolongercoverher slain.
For the destroyeris comingagainsther, againstBabylon,And her mightymenwill be captured,Their bowsare shattered;For the LORDis a Godof recompense,He will fullyrepay.
Cutoffyour hairand cast[it] away,And takeup a lamentationon the bareheights;For the LORDhas rejectedand forsakenThe generationof His wrath.'
So you shall not pollutethe landin whichyou are; for bloodpollutesthe landand noexpiationcan be madefor the landfor the bloodthat is shedon it, exceptby the bloodof him who shedit.
"Thenthe Kingwill sayto thoseon His right,'Come,you who are blessedof My Father,inheritthe kingdompreparedfor you from the foundationof the world.
