(2 Maccabees 15:13)
Then in the same way another man appeared
distinguished by his white hair and dignity
and with an air of wondrous and majestic authority
Onias then said of him,
“This is a man who fervently prays
for the people and the holy city—
the prophet of God, Jeremiah.
Stretching out his right hand,
Jeremiah presented a gold sword to Judas.
As he gave it to him he said,
Accept this holy sword as a gift from God;
with it you shall shatter your adversaries.”
