c. AD 77

J. BJ 1.378

The Wars of the Jews 1.378

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

1.378

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

378Nay, there is a signal of our enemies’ destruction visible, and that a very great one also; and this is not a natural one, nor derived from the hand of foreigners neither, but it is this, that they have barbarously murdered our ambassadors, contrary to the common law of mankind; and they have destroyed so many, as if they esteemed them sacrifices for God, in relation to this war. But they will not avoid his great eye, nor his invincible right hand; and we shall be revenged of them presently, in case we still retain any of the courage of our forefathers, and rise up boldly to punish these covenant-breakers.