1 Maccabees 6:27

27 Unless you do something soon to prevent them, they'll do even worse things. Then you won't be able to stop them."

1 Maccabees 6:27 In-Context

25 Judas and his forces haven't lifted their hands against us alone. They've also attacked all the neighboring lands.

26 Look, today they've camped against the elevated fortress in Jerusalem to capture it. They've fortified both the sanctuary and Beth-zur.

27 Unless you do something soon to prevent them, they'll do even worse things. Then you won't be able to stop them."

28 The king was enraged when he heard this. He gathered all his chief political advisors, the commanders of his troops, and those with authority.

29 Mercenary forces from other kingdoms and the Mediterranean islands also joined him.