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1 Maccabees 2:7-9
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 2:7-9
Common English Bible
7 He said:
“Horrible! Why was I born to see this—
the ruin of my people,
the ruin of the holy city?
Why was I born to live there when it was given over to the enemy,
and when the sanctuary
was given over to strangers?
8 Her temple has become
like a person stripped of honor.
9 Her glorious equipment
has been taken away into exile.
Her babies have been killed
in her streets,
her young people
by the enemy’s sword.
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