George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Her. Greek adds, “company; and he had sought an opportunity of deluding her, from the day when he first beheld her.” He justly, therefore, fell into the snare which he had laid.”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 12:16
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 12:16 · Douay-Rheims
“And the heart of Holofernes was smitten, for he was burning with the desire of her.”
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.