39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her Sabbaths into reproach, and her honor into contempt. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:39
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1 Maccabees 3:44–46
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2 Esdras 10:20–22
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