1 Maccabees 3:49-51
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
49 They brought with them the priestly garments, the first fruits, and the tithes; and they brought forward the nazirites[a](A) who had completed the time of their vows. 50 And they cried aloud to Heaven: “What shall we do with these, and where shall we take them? 51 For your sanctuary has been trampled on and profaned, and your priests are in mourning and humbled.
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