George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Spirit, and they. Greek, “he built” the world, Genesis i. 8., and Psalm xxxii. 9. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 16:17
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 16:17 · Douay-Rheims
“Let all thy creatures serve thee: because thou hast spoken, and they were made: thou didst send forth thy spirit, and they were created, and there is no one that can resist thy voice.”
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.