18 Virgins, who had been shut up within their chambers, came out with their mothers, scattering dust and ashes on their heads, and filling the streets with outcries. (WEB)
3 Maccabees 1:18
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2 Maccabees 3:18–20
18 Those who were in the houses rushed out in crowds to make a universal supplication, because the place was about to come into dishonor. (WEB) 19 The women, girded with sackcloth under their breasts, thronged the streets. The virgins who were kept indoors ran together, s… (WEB)
3 Maccabees 4:5–7
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1 Maccabees 4:38–40
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Acts 22:22–24
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Isaiah 15:2–4
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Lamentations 2:9–11
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1 Maccabees 1:26–28
26 The rulers and elders groaned. The virgins and young men were made feeble. The beauty of the women was changed. (WEB) 27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation. She who sat in the marriage chamber was mourning. (WEB) 28 The land was moved for its inhabitants, and all the house of… (WEB)
Judith 4:10–12
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