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IV Maccabees 6:27
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Thou knowest, O God, that when I might have been saved, I am slain for the sake of the law by tortures of fire.
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then with their wickedly-contrived instruments they burnt him on the fire, and poured stinking fluids down into his nostrils.
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And he being at length burnt down to the bones, and about to expire, raised his eyes Godward, and said,
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Thou knowest, O God, that when I might have been saved, I am slain for the sake of the law by tortures of fire.
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Be merciful to thy people, and be satisfied with the punishment of me on their account.
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Let my blood be a purification for them, and take my life in recompense for theirs.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.