The interpretation timeline

Jdt 11:5

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Jdt 11:5 · Douay-Rheims
“For as Nabuchodonosor the king of the earth liveth, and his power liveth which is in thee for chastising of all straying souls: not only men serve him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Liveth. She imitates Joseph, (Genesis xlii. 15.) and Eliseus; (4 Kings ii. 4.) and speaks the truth, as the general had subjected many to his master. (Menochius) — Her speech was not superstitious, but shewed a civil respect. (Calmet)”
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.