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4 Maccabees 12
4 Maccabees 12:17
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4 Maccabees 12:17
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and I call on the God of our ancestors to be merciful to our nation;
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Then because he too was about to die, he said,
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"I do not desert the excellent example of my brothers,
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and I call on the God of our ancestors to be merciful to our nation;
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but on you he will take vengeance both in this present life and when you are dead."
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After he had uttered these imprecations, he flung himself into the braziers and so ended his life.
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[a].
Other ancient authorities read [my race]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.