1 Maccabees 1:28

28 All our people were clothed with shame, and our land trembled for them.

1 Maccabees 1:28 In-Context

26 Rulers and leaders groaned in sorrow. Young men and young women grew weak. The beauty of our women faded.

27 Every bridegroom sang a funeral song, and every bride sat mourning in her room.

28 All our people were clothed with shame, and our land trembled for them.

29 Two years later Antiochus sent a large army from Mysia against the towns of Judea. When the soldiers entered Jerusalem,

30 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.