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Judith 16:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" She increased in greatness exceedingly; and she grew old in her husband’s house, to one hundred five years. She let her maid go free. Then she died in Bethulia. They buried her in the cave of her husband Manasses. "
Judith 16:23
Verse in Context
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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.
23 She increased in greatness exceedingly; and she grew old in her husband’s house, to one hundred five years. She let her maid go free. Then she died in Bethulia. They buried her in the cave of her husband Manasses.
24 The house of Israel mourned for her seven days. She distributed her goods before she died to all those who were nearest of kin to Manasses her husband, and to those who were nearest of her own kindred.
25 There was no one who made the children of Israel afraid any more in the days of Judith, nor for a long time after her death.
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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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