1 Maccabees 9:44

44 Jonathan said to his men, "Now we must fight for our lives. We are in a worse situation than we have ever been in before.

1 Maccabees 9:44 In-Context

42 Jonathan and Simon had taken full revenge for the death of their brother, and they returned to the marshes along the Jordan.

43 Bacchides heard about this and arrived on the Sabbath at the banks of the Jordan with a large army.

44 Jonathan said to his men, "Now we must fight for our lives. We are in a worse situation than we have ever been in before.

45 The enemy is in front of us, the river is behind us, and marshes and thickets are on both sides of us; there is no way out.

46 So pray now for the Lord to save us from our enemies."