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upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on the earth
"God will punish you for the murders of all the righteous people
Abel ... Zechariah
Abel was the first righteous victim of murder, and Zechariah, who was murdered by Jews in the temple, was probably thought to be the last. These two men represent all the righteous people who have been murdered.
Zechariah
This Zechariah is unknown. He was not the father of John the Baptist.
whom you murdered
Jesus does not mean the people to whom he is speaking actually murdered Zechariah. He means their ancestors did.