1 Maccabees 7:34-36

Common English Bible

³⁴ But he mocked, ridiculed, and defiled them, and spoke in an arrogant way. ³⁵ Angrily, he swore, “Unless Judas and his army are handed over to me this time, I will burn down this house if I return safely in the future.” And he departed in great fury.

³⁶ Then the priests went inside and stood before the altar and the temple. They wept out loud and said: