George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“To make. Greek, “that he would throw my children at the breast, on the pavement, and make,” &c. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 16:6
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 16:6 · Douay-Rheims
“He bragged that he would set my borders on fire, and kill my young men with the sword, to make my infants a prey, and my virgins captives.”
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.