(October 26, 2014 at 2:45 pm)abaris Wrote:Thanks. I stand corrected. I will remember the Hosea passage the next time I want to parade biblical atrocities. The other part of the verse about "little ones dashed in pieces" is reminiscent of Psalm 137:9, which promises a blessing for picking up a Babylonian baby and dashing out its brains on the rocks.(October 26, 2014 at 2:25 pm)xpastor Wrote: This is a bit pedantic, but I think you are conflating a couple of passages and adding one dramatic detail. I don't remember any passage in the bible where it is commanded to rip open the bellies of pregnant women.
I just looked it up:
Hosea 13:16
"Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open."
But you're right. I conflated two atrocities. The one with thev virgins is actually in a different story.
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