George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Who. They speak thus through indignation, though they knew Achior well enough. (Worthington) — Their blasphemous presumption was soon punished. (Menochius)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 5:27
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 5:27 · Douay-Rheims
“Who is this, that saith the children of Israel can resist king Nabuchodonosor, and his armies, men unarmed, and without force, and without skill in the art of war?”
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.