George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Over. The Jews eat nothing before night, and then no abstinence is prescribed, (Calmet) as the fast is at an end. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 6:20
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 6:20 · Douay-Rheims
“And all the ancients were invited, and they refreshed themselves together after their fast was over.”
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.