This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 1 Maccabees 1:38 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189538 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. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible38 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version38 And this became a place of ambush against the sanctuary and a diabolical evil in Israel. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version38 And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)38 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. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers38 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. See the chapter |