George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“God. Greek, “My foreknowledge; and I was sent to inform thee.” (Haydock) — She flatters Holofernes with the idea that he is under the special care of heaven. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 11:16
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 11:16 · Douay-Rheims
“Because these things are told me by the providence of God.”
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.