George Leo Haydock, on Jdt 9:3

“And who gavest their wives to be made a prey, and their daughters into captivity: and all their spoils to be divided to thy servants, who were zealous with thy zeal: assist, I beseech thee, O Lord God, me a widow.”

“And. Greek, “For thou didst say: It shall not be so: and they did it because thou hadst given their princes unto slaughter, and their bed, which had perceived their deceit, unto blood; and thou didst slay the slaves with the princes, and the princes on their thrones; and thou gavest,” &c. (Haydock) — This style seems rather poetical. (Grotius) (Calmet)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.