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he shall be obeyed by all. All contracts made in the country shall be dated by his name. He shall have the right to wear royal purple and gold ornaments. (1 Maccabees 14, 43)
It shall not be lawful for any of the people or priests to nullify any of these decisions, or to contradict the orders given by him, or to convene an assembly in the country without his consent, to be clothed in royal purple or wear an official gold brooch. (1 Maccabees 14, 44)
Inflamed with anger, he immediately stripped Andronicus of his purple robe, tore off his other garments, and had him led through the whole city to the very place where he had committed the outrage against Onias; and there he put the murderer to death. Thus the Lord rendered him the punishment he deserved. (2 Maccabees 4, 38)
She makes her own coverlets; fine linen and purple are her clothing. (Proverbs 31, 22)
He made its columns of silver, its roof of gold, Its seat of purple cloth, its framework inlaid with ivory. (Song of Solomon 3, 10)
You head rises like Carmel; your hair is like draperies of purple; a king is held captive in its tresses. (Song of Solomon 7, 6)
Her fetters will be your throne of majesty; her bonds, your purple cord. (Ecclesiasticus 6, 30)
You now who are doomed, what do you mean by putting on purple, bedecking yourself with gold, Shading your eyes with cosmetics, beautifying yourself in vain? Your lovers spurn you, they seek your life. (Jeremiah 4, 30)
Silver strips brought from Tarshish, and gold from Ophir, The work of the craftsman and the handiwork of the smelter, Clothed with violet and purple- all of them the work of artisans. (Jeremiah 10, 9)
Those accustomed to dainty food perish in the streets; Those brought up in purple now cling to the ash heaps. (Lamentations 4, 5)
but though they are wrapped in purple clothing, they are not safe from corrosion or insects. (Baruch 6, 11)
From the rotting of the purple and the linen upon them, it can be known that they are not gods; they themselves will in the end be comsumed, and be a disgrace in the land. (Baruch 6, 71)
