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1 Maccabees 2:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
1 Maccabees 2:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
6 He saw the blasphemies being committed in Judah and Jerusalem, 7 and said,
‘Alas! Why was I born to see this,
the ruin of my people, the ruin of the holy city,
and to live there when it was given over to the enemy,
the sanctuary given over to aliens?
8 Her temple has become like a person without honour;[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Maccabees 2:8 Meaning of Gk uncertain
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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