1 Maccabees 3:45 NABRE

45 Jerusalem was uninhabited, like a wilderness;not one of her children came in or went out.The sanctuary was trampled on,and foreigners were in the citadel;it was a habitation for Gentiles.Joy had disappeared from Jacob,and the flute and the harp were silent.

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