51 But they mocked his messengers. In the day when the Lord spoke, they scoffed at his prophets (WEB) 52 until he, being angry with his people for their great ungodliness, commanded to bring up the kings of the Chaldeans against them. (WEB) 53 They killed their young men with the sword around their holy temple, and spared neither young man or young woman, old man or child; but he delivered all of them into their hands. (WEB)
1 Esdras 1:51–53
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