George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Five. Sulpitius reads, fifteen. (Calmet) — But instead of decim, we should read demum. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 7:23
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 7:23 · Douay-Rheims
“Ozias rising up all in tears, said: Be of good courage, my brethren, and let us wait these five days for mercy from the Lord.”
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.