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1 Maccabees 1:27
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1 Maccabees 1:27
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27 Every bridegroom took up the lament;
she who sat in the bridal chamber was mourning.(A)
3 Maccabees 1:18
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3 Maccabees 1:18
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18 Young women who had been secluded in their chambers rushed out with their mothers, sprinkled their hair with dust,[a] and filled the streets with groans and lamentations.(A)
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- 1.18 Other ancient authorities add and ashes
3 Maccabees 1:19
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3 Maccabees 1:19
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19 Those women who had recently been arrayed for marriage abandoned the bridal chambers[a] prepared for wedded union and, neglecting proper modesty, in a disorderly rush flocked together in the city.(A)
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- 1.19 Or the canopies
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