1 Maccabees 1:39-41
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
39 (A)Her sanctuary became desolate as a wilderness;
her feasts were turned into mourning,
Her sabbaths to shame,
her honor to contempt.
40 As her glory had been, so great was her dishonor:
her exaltation was turned into mourning.
Religious Persecution. 41 (B)Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people,
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