1 Maccabees 1:36-38

New Catholic Bible

³⁶ The citadel became an ambush against the sanctuary,
    an evil adversary for Israel at all times.
³⁷ They spilled innocent blood all around the sanctuary,
    and even defiled the sanctuary itself.
³⁸ Because of them the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled,
    and the city became a dwelling place of strangers.
She became estranged from her own offspring,
    and her children abandoned her.