2 Maccabees 7:31

31 But you, King, who have invented all sorts of evil against the Hebrews, will by no means escape God's power.

2 Maccabees 7:31 In-Context

29 Don't fear this killer but prove worthy of your brothers. Accept death so that in God's mercy I should recover you with your brothers."

30 Just at the moment when she finished speaking, the young man said, "What are you all waiting for? I don't intend to obey the king's order, but I hear the command of the Law given to our ancestors through Moses.

31 But you, King, who have invented all sorts of evil against the Hebrews, will by no means escape God's power.

32 We are suffering because of our own sins.

33 If our living Lord is angry for a short time in order to rebuke and discipline us, he will again be reconciled with his own servants.