1 Maccabees 1:27-29

New Catholic Bible

²⁷Every bridegroom raised up laments,
and the bride sat mourning in her bridal chamber.
²⁸The land trembled for its inhabitants,
and the entire house of Jacob was clothed in shame.

²⁹Two years later the king sent his chief collector of tribute to the cities of Judah. When he came to Jerusalem with a powerful force,