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10 The Persians trembled at her boldness,
    the Medes were daunted at her daring.

11 Then my oppressed people shouted;
    my weak people cried out,[a] and the enemy[b] trembled;
    they lifted up their voices, and the enemy[c] were turned back.
12 Sons of slave-girls pierced them through
    and wounded them like the children of fugitives;
    they perished before the army of my Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judith 16:11 Other ancient authorities read feared
  2. Judith 16:11 Gk they
  3. Judith 16:11 Gk they

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