George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Thou. Greek, “God, the great king: For Jerusalem,” &c., ver. 21. (Haydock) — Troubles. This regards only the heavenly Jerusalem. (Worthington)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 13:19
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 13:19 · Douay-Rheims
“My soul, bless thou the Lord, because the Lord our God hath delivered Jerusalem his city from all her troubles.”
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.