2 Maccabees 8:4

4 to remember also the lawless destruction of the innocent babies and the blasphemies committed against his name; and to show his hatred of evil.

2 Maccabees 8:4 In-Context

2 They implored the Lord to look upon the people who were oppressed by all; and to have pity on the temple that had been profaned by the godless;

3 to have mercy on the city that was being destroyed and about to be leveled to the ground; to hearken to the blood that cried out to him;

4 to remember also the lawless destruction of the innocent babies and the blasphemies committed against his name; and to show his hatred of evil.

5 As soon as Maccabeus got his army organized, the Gentiles could not withstand him, for the wrath of the Lord had turned to mercy.

6 Coming without warning, he would set fire to towns and villages. He captured strategic positions and put to flight not a few of the enemy.