Surely the blood of your souls will I require; at the hand of every living thing will I require it, and at the hand of man. At the hand of every man's brother I will require the soul of man.

and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which Jehovah was not willing to forgive.

For behold, Jehovah comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

in order that on you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required from this generation.

And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the testimony which they held.

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?

for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, for they are deserving.

But You have seen it, for You pay attention to trouble and provocation; to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.

Jehovah, You have heard the desire of the lowly; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,

For He has not despised nor detested the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from him; but when he cried out to Him, He heard.

This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard, and delivered him out of all his troubles.

He shall turn toward the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer.

And Jehovah said: I have given attention to see the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I have acknowledged their pain.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

And shall God not avenge His elect who cry out day and night to Him, as He is patient with them?

I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?

And they put away the foreign gods from among them and served Jehovah. And His soul was grieved because of Israel's troubles.