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1 Maccabees 2:7

And he said, Wo is me: wherefore was I borne, to se this destruction of my people, and the destruction of the holy citie, and thus to sit stil? it is deliuered into the hands of the enemies,

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
he said, Woe is me! wherefore was I born to see this misery of my people, and of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers?
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
He said, Woe is me! therefore was I born to see this misery of my people, and of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers?
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He said, Woe is me! wherefore was I born to see this misery of my people, and of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
and he said, “Woe is me! Why was I born to see the destruction of my people and the destruction of the holy city, and to dwell there when it was given into the hand of the enemy, the sanctuary into the hand of foreigners?
World English Bible