c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.304

The Wars of the Jews 6.304

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.304

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

304where he was whipped till his bones were laid bare; yet he did not make any supplication for himself, nor shed any tears, but turning his voice to the most lamentable tone possible, at every stroke of the whip his answer was, “Woe, woe to Jerusalem!”