2 Maccabees 5:17 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ So Antiochus, having gone astray in mind, did not consider that, because of the sins of the inhabitants of the city, God had become angry for a while, and so, for this reason, contempt had fallen upon the place.

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Common English Bible

¹⁷ Antiochus was really pleased with himself, not realizing the Lord had become angry for a short time because of the sins of those who lived in the city. For this reason, he had shut his eyes to the holy temple.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Thus Antiochus going astray in mind, did not consider that God was angry for a while, because of the sins of the habitants of the city: and therefore contempt had happened to the place:

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁷ He was so thrilled with his conquest that he did not realize that the Lord had let his holy Temple be defiled because the sin of the people of Jerusalem had made him angry for a while.

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

¹⁷ Antiochus was lifted up in mind, not seeing that because of the sins of those who lived in the city the Sovereign Lord had been provoked to anger a little while, and therefore his eye was turned away from the place.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁷ Antiochus was really proud of himself. But he did not understand that the Lord was punishing the people of Jerusalem, because they had sinned and made him angry for a while. And this was the reason the Lord had let Antiochus disgrace the temple.

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