1 Maccabees 1:38 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them; and she became a habitation of strangers, and she became strange to them that were born in her, and her children forsook her. More versionsCommon English Bible Because of them, those who lived in Jerusalem fled. The city became a dwelling place for strangers. She was like a stranger to her offspring, and her children abandoned her. Catholic Public Domain Version And this became a place of ambush against the sanctuary and a diabolical evil in Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel. Good News Translation (US Version) The people of Jerusalem fled in fear, and the city became a colony of foreigners. Jerusalem was foreign to its own people, who had been forced to abandon the city. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers The inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them. She became a habitation of foreigners. She became foreign to those who were born in her, and her children forsook her. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Everyone ran from Jerusalem. Their own city became a foreign country to them, and strangers moved in. |