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1 Maccabees 4:32 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Give them faintness of heart. Cause the boldness of their strength to melt away, and let them quake at their destruction. "
1 Maccabees 4:32
Verse in Context
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30 He saw that the army was strong, and he prayed and said, “Blessed are you, O Savior of Israel, who defeated the attack of the mighty warrior by the hand of your servant David, and delivered the army of the Philistines into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and of his armor bearer.
31 Hem in this army in the hand of your people Israel, and let them be ashamed for their army and their cavalry.
32 Give them faintness of heart. Cause the boldness of their strength to melt away, and let them quake at their destruction.
33 Strike them down with the sword of those who love you, and let all who know your name praise you with thanksgiving.”
34 They joined in battle; and about five thousand men of Lysias’ army fell. They fell down near them.
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1 Maccabees 4:1
"Gorgias took five thousand infantry, a thousand chosen cavalry, and the army moved out at night,"
1 Maccabees 4:2
"that it might fall upon the army of the Jews and strike them suddenly. The men of the citadel were his guides."
1 Maccabees 4:3
"Judas heard of this, and he and the valiant men moved, that he might strike the king’s army which was at Emmaus"
1 Maccabees 4:4
"while the forces were still dispersed from the camp."
1 Maccabees 4:5
"Gorgias came into the camp of Judas at night and found no man. He sought them in the mountains; for he said, “These men are running away from us.”"
1 Maccabees 4:6
"As soon as it was day, Judas appeared in the plain with three thousand men. However they didn’t have the armor and swords they desired."
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