3 Maccabees 5:39LXX
Bibbia Ortodossa · LXX · Versetto 39 di 51
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"His kinsmen, who were reclining with him, wondered at his instability, and thus expressed themselves:"
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37And he summoned Hermon to his presence, and said, with threats, How often, O wretch, must I repeat my orders to thee about these same persons?
38Once more, arm the elephants against the morrow for the extermination of the Jews.
39His kinsmen, who were reclining with him, wondered at his instability, and thus expressed themselves:
40O king, how long dost thou make trial of us, as of men bereft of reason? This is the third time that thou hast ordered their destruction. When the thing is to be done, thou changest thy mind, and recallest thy instructions.
41For this cause the feeling of expectation causes tumult in the city: it swarms with factions; and is continually on the point of being plundered.