Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Psalm 10:8 - English Standard Version 2016 He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: In the secret places doth he murder the innocent: His eyes are privily set against the poor. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he slays the innocent; he watches stealthily for the poor (the helpless and unfortunate). American Standard Version (1901) He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless. Common English Bible They wait in a place perfect for ambush; from their hiding places they kill innocent people; their eyes spot those who are helpless. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord is just, and he has chosen justice. His countenance has beheld equity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the Lord is just and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness. |
Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
The murderer rises before it is light, that he may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief.
They have now surrounded our steps; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;
But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.”
You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,
And the leaders of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way. And it was told to Abimelech.
Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.
See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”