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1 Maccabees 1:39-41
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Maccabees 1:39-41
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
39 Her sanctuary became desolate like a desert;
her feasts were turned into mourning,
her Sabbaths into a reproach,
her honor into contempt.(A)
40 Her dishonor now grew as great as her glory;
her exaltation was turned into mourning.
Installation of Gentile Cults
41 Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people
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