4 and to remember the lawless destruction of the innocent infants, and concerning the blasphemies that had been committed against his name, and to show his hatred of wickedness. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 8:4
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3 Maccabees 5:7–9
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Isaiah 14:20–22
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