2 Maccabees 9:18 (WEB)
But when his sufferings did in no way cease, for the judgment of God had come upon him in righteousness, having given up all hope for himself, he wrote to the Jews the letter written below, having the nature of a supplication, to this effect:
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“And he prayed and was not heard, because he did not hearken to the groanings of the righteous whom he slew.” — editor's note: 2 Macc. ix. 13, 18, 19, 28.
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