Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When the officials arrived, Judith said to them, "Please listen to me. You are the leaders of the people of Bethulia, but you were wrong to speak to the people as you did today. You should not have made a solemn promise before God that you would surrender the town to our enemies if the Lord did not come to our aid within a few days. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And who are you that tempt the Lord? Judith 8:9When therefore she had heard that Ozias had promised that he would deliver up the city after the fifth day, she sent to the ancients Chabri and Charmi. Judith 8:10 And they came to her, and she said to them: What is this word, by which Ozias hath consented to give up the city to the Assyrians, if within five days there come no aid to us? Judith 8:12 This is not a word that may draw down mercy, but rather that may stir up wrath, and enkindle indignation. Judith 8:13 You have set a time for the mercy of the Lord, and you have appointed him a day, according to your pleasure. Context Judith 8…10And they came to her, and she said to them: What is this word, by which Ozias hath consented to give up the city to the Assyrians, if within five days there come no aid to us? 11And who are you that tempt the Lord? 12This is not a word that may draw down mercy, but rather that may stir up wrath, and enkindle indignation.… Cross References Judith 8:9 When therefore she had heard that Ozias had promised that he would deliver up the city after the fifth day, she sent to the ancients Chabri and Charmi. Judith 8:10 And they came to her, and she said to them: What is this word, by which Ozias hath consented to give up the city to the Assyrians, if within five days there come no aid to us? Judith 8:12 This is not a word that may draw down mercy, but rather that may stir up wrath, and enkindle indignation. Judith 8:13 You have set a time for the mercy of the Lord, and you have appointed him a day, according to your pleasure. |