George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Famine. They might have provisions, but they would be useless, on account of excessive thirst. (Menochius)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 11:10
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 11:10 · Douay-Rheims
“Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead.”
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.