“Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.”
The catalog of sins begins: Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood. The rulers themselves bear primary responsibility for systemic bloodshed, establishing that leadership corruption manifests in violence. The princes' use of their power for violence establishes abuse of authority as a fundamental sin.
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