1 Maccabees 2:8-10

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⁸Her temple has become like a person without honor;^[a]
⁹    her glorious vessels have been carried into exile.
Her infants have been killed in her streets,
    her youths by the sword of the foe.
¹⁰What nation has not inherited her palaces^[b]
    and has not seized her spoils?

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1 Maccabees 2:8 Meaning of Gk uncertain
1 Maccabees 2:10 Other ancient authorities read has not had a part in her kingdom

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