George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Earth. Holy men have thus desired to die, as was the case with Moses, Elias, Job, and St. Paul provided God was willing. (Menochius)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 3:15
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 3:15 · Douay-Rheims
“I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth.”
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.