38. May my brothers and I be the last to suffer the anger of Almighty God, which he has justly brought upon our entire nation.”
39. These words of ridicule made Antiochus so furious that he had the boy tortured even more cruelly than his brothers.
40. And so the boy died, with absolute trust in the Lord, never unfaithful for a minute.
41. Last of all, the mother was put to death.
42. But I have said enough about the Jews being tortured and being forced to eat the intestines of sacrificial animals.