George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Why. Greek, “speak to me; and she said to him.” (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Esth 15:15
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Esth 15:15 · Douay-Rheims
“And as she held her peace, he took the golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, and kissed her, and said: Why dost thou not speak to me?”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.