1 Maccabees 6:53 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But they had no food in storage, because it was the seventh year; those who had found safety in Judea from the nations had consumed the last of the stores.

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Common English Bible

But they had no food in storage since it was the seventh year. Those people who had found safe haven in Judea from the Gentiles had eaten the last of the food.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But there were no foods in the city, because it was the seventh year. And those who had remained in Judea were from the Gentiles, so they consumed all that they had left from what had been stored up.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh year: and such as had stayed in Judea of them that came from among the nations, had eaten the residue of all that which had been stored up.

Good News Translation (US Version)

But there was no food left in the Temple storage bins because it was the sabbatical year, and the people who had fled from the Gentiles and taken refuge in Judea had eaten all the food that had been stored there.

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

But there was no food in the sanctuary, because it was the seventh year, and those who fled for safety into Judea from among the Gentiles had eaten up the rest of the stores.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

But it was the year when they had let the fields rest, and they ran out of supplies, because they had given what little food they had stored in the temple to those who had run away from the Gentiles and had come to Judea.

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