George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Open. Greek repeats, “open ye now the gate; God, our God is with us, still to shew power in Israel, and strength against the enemies, as he hath done to-day.” (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 13:13
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 13:13 · Douay-Rheims
“And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel.”
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.