Holy Scripture
Psalms 78:3
A church father on this verse
“Instructed by the holy Scriptures and especially by the gospel, Pachomius endured many temptations from the demons. The holy Scriptures did not mention in detail the saints' struggle, since they used concise language in showing us the way to eternal life. Thus, for example, the law given to our ancestor Abraham was su…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3They have shed their blood as water, Round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
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1A Psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; They have polluted thy holy temple; They have made Jerusalem a storehouse of fruits.
2They have given the dead bodies of thy servants To be food for the birds of the sky, The flesh of thy holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth.
— Psalms 78:3 —
4We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5How long, O Lord? wilt thou be angry forever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?