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1 Maccabees 2:14 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned exceedingly. "

1 Maccabees 2:14

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12 Behold, our holy things, our beauty, and our glory are laid waste. The Gentiles have profaned them.

13 Why should we live any longer?”

14 Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned exceedingly.

15 And the king’s officers who were enforcing the apostasy came into the city Modin to sacrifice.

16 Many of Israel came to them, and Mattathias and his sons were gathered together.

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Genesis 37:34

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"Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days."

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1 Maccabees 4:39

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"and they tore their clothes, made great lamentation, put ashes upon their heads,"

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1 Maccabees 3:47

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"They fasted that day, put on sackcloth, put ashes on their heads, tore their clothes,"

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"In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly."

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2 Samuel 3:31

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"David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn in front of Abner.” King David followed the bier."

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Genesis 50:10

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"They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days."

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1 Maccabees 2:1

"In those days Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem rose up; and he lived at Modin."

1 Maccabees 2:2

"And he had five sons: John, who was surnamed Gaddis;"

1 Maccabees 2:3

"Simon, who was called Thassi;"

1 Maccabees 2:4

"Judas, who was called Maccabaeus;"

1 Maccabees 2:5

"Eleazar, who was called Avaran; and Jonathan, who was called Apphus."

1 Maccabees 2:6

"He saw the blasphemies that were committed in Judah and in Jerusalem,"

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