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Rulers and leaders groaned in sorrow. Young men and young women grew weak. The beauty of our women faded.
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Every bridegroom sang a funeral song, and every bride sat mourning in her room.
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All our people were clothed with shame, and our land trembled for them.
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Two years later Antiochus sent a large army from Mysia against the towns of Judea. When the soldiers entered Jerusalem,
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their commander spoke to the people, offering them terms of peace and completely deceiving them. Then he suddenly launched a fierce attack on the city, dealing it a major blow and killing many of the people.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.