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And behold, our holy place, our beauty, and our glory have been laid waste; the Gentiles have profaned it.
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Why should we live any longer?"
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And Mattathias and his sons rent their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned greatly.
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Then the king's officers who were enforcing the apostasy came to the city of Modein to make them offer sacrifice.
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Many from Israel came to them; and Mattathias and his sons were assembled.