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But, parched with thirst, the people forced us to act as we had promised them and to bind ourselves by an inviolable oath. (Judith 8, 30)
Pitilessly he is turned into a target, and forced to flee from the hands that menace him. But he who lays mighty hold on tyrants rises up to take away a life that seemed secure. (Job 27, 22)
For I am full of words and forced to speak by a spirit within me; (Job 32, 18)
Now I am old, but ever since my youth I never saw an upright person abandoned, or the descendants of the upright forced to beg their bread. (Psalms 37, 25)
You have forced your people to drink a bitter draught, forced us to drink a wine that made us reel. (Psalms 60, 3)
every bridegroom took up a dirge, the bride sat grief-stricken on her marriage-bed. (1 Maccabees 1, 27)
and that Lysias in particular had advanced in massive strength, only to be forced to turn and flee before the Jews; that the latter were now stronger than ever, thanks to the arms, supplies and abundant spoils acquired from the armies they had cut to pieces, (1 Maccabees 6, 6)
let us now make a treaty of friendship. Give me your daughter in marriage: as your son-in-law, I shall give you, and her, presents which are worthy of you.' (1 Maccabees 10, 54)
People were driven by harsh compulsion to take part in the monthly ritual meal commemorating the king's birthday; and when a feast of Dionysus occurred, they were forced to wear ivy wreaths and walk in the Dionysiac procession. (2 Maccabees 6, 7)
Eleazar, one of the foremost teachers of the Law, a man already advanced in years and of most noble appearance, had his mouth forced open, to make him eat a piece of pork. (2 Maccabees 6, 18)
He had entered the city called Persepolis, planning to rob the temple and occupy the city; but the population at once sprang to arms to defend themselves, with the result that Antiochus was routed by the inhabitants and forced to beat a humiliating retreat. (2 Maccabees 9, 2)
For the diligent hand, authority; for the slack hand, forced labour. (Proverbs 12, 24)
