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1 Maccabees 2:7-9
Revised Standard Version
1 Maccabees 2:7-9
Revised Standard Version
7 and said,
“Alas! Why was I born to see this,
the ruin of my people, the ruin of the holy city,
and to dwell there when it was given over to the enemy,
the sanctuary given over to aliens?
8 Her temple has become like a man without honor;[a]
9 her glorious vessels have been carried into captivity.
Her babes have been killed in her streets,
her youths by the sword of the foe.
Footnotes
- 1 Maccabees 2:8 The text of this verse is uncertain
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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