Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Holofernes and his entire staff were pleased with this suggestion, so he gave orders to put the plan into action. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes. Judith 7:14And therefore there is no one to help us, while we are cast down before their eyes in thirst, and sad destruction. Judith 7:15 And now assemble ye all that are in the city, that we may of our own accord yield ourselves all up to the people of Holofernes. Judith 7:17 We call to witness this day heaven and earth, and the God of our fathers, who taketh vengeance upon us according to our sins, conjuring you to deliver now the city into the hand of the army of Holofernes, that our end may be short by the edge of the sword, which is made longer by the drought of thirst. Judith 7:18 And when they had said these things, there was great weeping and lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours with one voice they cried to God, saying: Context Judith 7…15And now assemble ye all that are in the city, that we may of our own accord yield ourselves all up to the people of Holofernes. 16For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes. 17We call to witness this day heaven and earth, and the God of our fathers, who taketh vengeance upon us according to our sins, conjuring you to deliver now the city into the hand of the army of Holofernes, that our end may be short by the edge of the sword, which is made longer by the drought of thirst.… Cross References Judith 7:14 And therefore there is no one to help us, while we are cast down before their eyes in thirst, and sad destruction. Judith 7:15 And now assemble ye all that are in the city, that we may of our own accord yield ourselves all up to the people of Holofernes. Judith 7:17 We call to witness this day heaven and earth, and the God of our fathers, who taketh vengeance upon us according to our sins, conjuring you to deliver now the city into the hand of the army of Holofernes, that our end may be short by the edge of the sword, which is made longer by the drought of thirst. Judith 7:18 And when they had said these things, there was great weeping and lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours with one voice they cried to God, saying: |
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