2 Maccabees 8:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

And they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon the people that was trodden down of all; and also pity the temple profaned of ungodly men;

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Common English Bible

They called on the Lord to look on the people who were oppressed by all, to take pity on the temple that was degraded by ungodly people,

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they called upon the Lord: to look upon his people, who were down trodden by all; and to take pity on the temple, which was defiled by the impius;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they called upon the Lord that he would look upon his people that was trodden down by all, and would have pity on the temple, that was defiled by the wicked:

Good News Translation (US Version)

They begged the Lord to help his people, now trampled under foot by all nations, to take pity on the Temple, now defiled by pagans,

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

They called upon the Lord to look at the people who were oppressed by all, and to have compassion on the sanctuary that had been profaned by the ungodly men,

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Afterwards, they prayed: Our Lord, we've been horribly abused by everyone! Please have pity on us and on your temple that these godless foreigners have made unfit for worship.

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