The Lord look upon it, and require it.Jehovah behold, and avenge! literally, seek, scil., vengeance for the crime (Genesis 9:5; Psalms 10:4). This dying imprecation is in harmony with the spirit of the older dispensation, which exacted blood for blood. Contrast the prayer of St. Stephen, the first of Christian martyrs (Acts 7:50). The prayer of Zechariah was also a prophecy destined to speedy fulfilment. (See 2 Chronicles 24:23, seq.)

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