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Judith 16:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" And the people continued feasting in Jerusalem before the sanctuary for three months, and Judith remained with them. "

Judith 16:20

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18 Now when they came to Jerusalem, they worshiped God. When the people were purified, they offered their whole burnt offerings, their free will offerings, and their gifts.

19 Judith dedicated all Holofernes’ stuff, which the people had given her, and gave the canopy, which she had taken for herself out of his bedchamber, for a gift to the Lord.

20 And the people continued feasting in Jerusalem before the sanctuary for three months, and Judith remained with them.

21 After these days, everyone departed to his own inheritance. Judith went away to Bethulia, and remained in her own possession, and was honorable in her time in all the land.

22 Many desired her, but no man knew her all the days of her life from the day that Manasses her husband died and was gathered to his people.

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Judith 15:11

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2 Maccabees 12:12

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Ezra 10:9

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"Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the wide place in front of God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain."

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Judith 16:1

"And Judith began to sing this song of thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people sang with loud voices this song of praise."

Judith 16:2

"Judith said, “Begin a song to my God with timbrels. Sing to my Lord with cymbals. Make melody to him with psalm and praise. Exalt him, and call upon his name."

Judith 16:3

"For the Lord is the God that crushes battles. For in his armies in the midst of the people, he delivered me out of the hand of those who persecuted me."

Judith 16:4

"Asshur came out of the mountains from the north. He came with ten thousands of his army. Its multitude stopped the torrents. Their horsemen covered the hills."

Judith 16:5

"He said that he would burn up my borders, kill my young men with the sword, throw my nursing children to the ground, give my infants up as prey, and make my virgins a plunder."

Judith 16:6

"“The Almighty Lord brought them to nothing by the hand of a woman."

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