Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation "The blood of your faithful people was poured out, their bodies were scattered around Jerusalem, and there was no one left to bury the dead." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The flesh of thy saints, and the blood of them they have shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. 1 Maccabees 7:15And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor your friends. 1 Maccabees 7:16 And they believed him. And he took threescore of them, and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: 1 Maccabees 7:18 Then fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice among them: for they have broken the covenant, and the oath which they made. 1 Maccabees 7:19 And Bacchides removed the camp from Jerusalem, and pitched in Bethzecha: and he sent, and took many of them that were fled away from him, and some of the people he killed, and threw them into a great pit. Context 1 Maccabees 7…16And they believed him. And he took threescore of them, and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: 17The flesh of thy saints, and the blood of them they have shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. 18Then fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice among them: for they have broken the covenant, and the oath which they made.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 7:15 And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor your friends. 1 Maccabees 7:16 And they believed him. And he took threescore of them, and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: 1 Maccabees 7:18 Then fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice among them: for they have broken the covenant, and the oath which they made. 1 Maccabees 7:19 And Bacchides removed the camp from Jerusalem, and pitched in Bethzecha: and he sent, and took many of them that were fled away from him, and some of the people he killed, and threw them into a great pit. |