George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Call. Greek, “cause thy captives to rejoice in thee, and love in thee all the distressed unto eternity.””
The interpretation timeline
Tob 13:12
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 13:12 · Douay-Rheims
“Give glory to the Lord for thy good things, and bless the God eternal, that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back all the captives to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for ever and ever.”
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.