Micah 5:8
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8 And among the nations the remnant of Jacob,
surrounded by many peoples,
shall be like a lion among the animals of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
which, when it goes through, treads down
and tears in pieces, with no one to deliver.(A)
1 Maccabees 5:5
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5 They were shut up by him in towers, and he encamped against them, vowed their complete destruction, and burned with fire their towers and all who were in them.(A)
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2 Maccabees 8:6
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6 Coming without warning, he would set fire to towns and villages. He captured strategic positions and put to flight not a few of the enemy.(A)
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2 Maccabees 10:36
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36 During the distraction, others came up in the same way, wheeled around against the defenders, and set fire to the towers; they kindled fires and burned the blasphemers alive. Others broke open the gates and let in the rest of the force, and they occupied the city.(A)
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