George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Saying. Greek, “And Ozias said to them: Take courage, brethren.,” ver. 23. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 7:18
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 7:18 · Douay-Rheims
“And when they had said these things, there was great weeping and lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours with one voice they cried to God, saying:”
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.