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No time was lost in carrying out this unjust punishment on those who had championed the cause of the city, the townships and the sacred vessels. (2 Maccabees 4, 48)
with impure hands he seized the sacred vessels; with impious hands he seized the offerings presented by other kings for the aggrandisement, glory and dignity of the holy place. (2 Maccabees 5, 16)
The Temple was filled with revelling and debauchery by the gentiles, who took their pleasure with prostitutes and had intercourse with women in the sacred precincts, introducing other indecencies besides. (2 Maccabees 6, 4)
if not for their own sakes, then at least out of consideration for the covenants made with their ancestors, and because they themselves bore his sacred and majestic name. (2 Maccabees 8, 15)
the holy Temple which he had once plundered he would now adorn with the finest offerings; he would restore all the sacred vessels many times over; he would defray from his personal revenue the expenses incurred for the sacrifices; (2 Maccabees 9, 16)
But when they found on each of the dead men, under their tunics, objects dedicated to the idols of Jamnia, which the Law prohibits to Jews, it became clear to everyone that this was why these men had lost their lives. (2 Maccabees 12, 40)
Soon they will be corpses without honour, objects of horror among the dead for ever. For he will shatter them and fling them headlong and dumbfounded. He will shake them from their foundations; they will be utterly laid waste, a prey to grief, and their memory will perish. (Wisdom of Solomon 4, 19)
for a blameless man hurried to their defence. Wielding the weapons of his sacred office, prayer and expiating incense, he confronted Retribution and put an end to the plague, thus showing that he was your servant. (Wisdom of Solomon 18, 21)
Like a lamp shining on the sacred lamp-stand, such is a beautiful face on a well-proportioned body. (Ecclesiasticus 26, 17)
and a sacred vestment of gold and aquamarine and scarlet, the work of an embroiderer; the pectoral of judgement, the urim and thummim, of plaited crimson, the work of a craftsman; (Ecclesiasticus 45, 10)
so too was Joshua son of Jozadak; they who in their days built the Temple and raised a sanctuary sacred to the Lord, destined to everlasting glory. (Ecclesiasticus 49, 12)
I have issued orders to my sacred warriors, I have summoned my heroes to serve my anger, my proud champions. (Isaiah 13, 3)