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An empty Jerusalem lane lies below the modest sanctuary skyline.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:45

    Jerusalem Like a Wilderness

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: Jerusalem lies desolate, foreign troops occupy the citadel, and the sound of music has ceased.

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    45And Jerusalem was uninhabited like a wilderness; there was no one entering or going out from her offspring, and the sanctuary was being trampled down, and sons of foreigners were in the citadel, a lodging place for the nations; and delight was taken away from Jacob, and flute and harp ceased.

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