The interpretation timeline

Jdt 8:23

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Jdt 8:23 · Douay-Rheims

“So Isaac, so Jacob, so Moses, and all that have pleased God, passed through many tribulations, remaining faithful.”

Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900

1849

A.D.

George Leo Haydock Catholic

1774–1849

“Jacob. Greek adds, “in Mesopotamia….because he does not take vengeance on us, as he made them pass through fire to examine their heart. But the Lord, for an admonition, chastises those who approach to him. And Ozias,” ver. 28. (Haydock)”

Source

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.