George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Though. Greek, “He demolished all their borders, and cut down their groves.””
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 3:11
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 3:11 · Douay-Rheims
“And though they did these things, they could not for all that mitigate the fierceness of his heart:”
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.