Mass Protest in Zagreb Demands Rapid Action on Illegal Toxic Waste

“therefore, you mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh: The Lord Yahweh says to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which have become a prey and derision to the residue of the nations that are all around;”

Speaks of desolate wastes and forsaken cities, highlighting the biblical concern for land that has become polluted or abandoned, relevant to illegal toxic waste.

“The priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes in to examine the plague, that all that is in the house not be made unclean. Afterward the priest shall go in to inspect the house.”

Prescribes a ritual cleansing of a dwelling to prevent impurity, analogous to the need to clean up toxic waste to protect health and holiness.

““The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,”

Jesus declares a mission to aid the poor and those crushed, which applies to citizens suffering from environmental harm.