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Judith 12:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Holofernes took great delight in her, and drank exceedingly much wine, more than he had drunk at any time in one day since he was born. "

Judith 12:20

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18 Judith said, “I will drink now, my lord, because my life is magnified in me this day more than all the days since I was born.”

19 Then she took and ate and drank before him what her servant had prepared.

20 Holofernes took great delight in her, and drank exceedingly much wine, more than he had drunk at any time in one day since he was born.

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Judith 13:15

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"Then she took the head out of the bag and showed it, and said to them, “Behold, the head of Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Asshur, and behold, the canopy under which he laid in his drunkenness. The Lord struck him by the hand of a woman."

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Judith 11:20

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"Her words were pleasing in the sight of Holofernes and of all his servants. They marveled at her wisdom, and said,"

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Genesis 26:30

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"He made them a feast, and they ate and drank."

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Genesis 9:21

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"He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent."

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Daniel 5:1

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"Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand."

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Habakkuk 2:5

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"Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol; he is like death and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations and heaps to himself all peoples."

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Judith 12:1

"He commanded that she should be brought in where his silver vessels were set, and asked that his servants should prepare some of his own delicacies for her, and that she should drink from his own wine."

Judith 12:2

"And Judith said, “I can’t eat of it, lest there be an occasion of stumbling; but provision will be made for me from the things that have come with me.”"

Judith 12:3

"And Holofernes said to her, “But if the things that are with you should run out, from where will we be able to give you more like it? For there is none of your race with us.”"

Judith 12:4

"And Judith said to him, “As your soul lives, my lord, your servant will not use up those things that are with me until the Lord works by my hand the things that he has determined.”"

Judith 12:5

"Then Holofernes’ servants brought her into the tent, and she slept until midnight. Then she rose up toward the morning watch,"

Judith 12:6

"and sent to Holofernes, saying, “Let my lord now command that they allow your servant to go out to pray.”"

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