...
They build up - (literally, building, singular) Zion with blood. This may be taken literally on both sides: that the rich built their palace…

They build up Zion with blood — that is, they acquire money for the erection of splendid buildings by spoliation and robb…

The Prophet truly begins to prove what he had stated: that he was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. It was, as they say, an actual proof wh…

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. Or, "O thou that buildest up" F7 or "everyone of t…

Zion's walls owe no thanks to those who build them up with blood and iniquity. The sin of man does not work the righteousness of God. Even when men…
Loading sermons...
Loading catechisms...
Loading confessions...
Loading devotionals...
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes