4 Maccabees 15:15

15 She watched the flesh of her children being consumed by fire, their toes and fingers scattered on the ground, and the flesh of the head to the chin exposed like masks.

4 Maccabees 15:15 In-Context

13 O sacred nature and affection of parental love, yearning of parents toward offspring, nurture and indomitable suffering by mothers!

14 This mother, who saw them tortured and burned one by one, because of religion did not change her attitude.

15 She watched the flesh of her children being consumed by fire, their toes and fingers scattered on the ground, and the flesh of the head to the chin exposed like masks.

16 O mother, tried now by more bitter pains than even the birth pangs you suffered for them!

17 O woman, who alone gave birth to such complete devotion!

Footnotes

• [a] Or [quivering]