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Raw Blame History

her ... herself

The word "her" refers to Jerusalem. This continues through verse 32.

This is a city that pours ... her midst

"The people who live in this city pour ... its midst"

that pours out blood in her midst

"where many people murder their neighbors"

so that her time may come

"so that the time of her destruction may come" or "so that the time may come for her to be destroyed"

unclean

A person who God considers spiritually unacceptable or defiled is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.