“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”

So I poured my anger on them because of the blood they shed on the land and because of the idols with which they defiled it.

You must not eat it! You must pour it out on the ground like water.

However, you must not eat blood – pour it out on the ground like water.

He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.

“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

They have made their blood flow like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them.

He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.

I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.

for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

מ (Mem) But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

However, you must not eat its blood; you must pour it out on the ground like water.

Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.

his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!