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Judith 2:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Judith 2:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 “ ‘Therefore, go ahead of me and seize all of their territory for me. Should they surrender to you, hold them for me until the time comes for their punishment. 11 As for those who resist, show them no mercy, but hand them over to slaughter and plunder throughout the entire region. 12 For as I live,[a] and by my royal authority, what I have spoken I will accomplish by my power.
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- Judith 2:12 As I live: this phrase usually indicates an oath on God’s part (see Deut 32:40); thus, Nebuchadnezzar is putting himself on a par with divinity (see Jud 6:2). By my royal authority: literally, “by my hand”; after raising his hand against God and his people, Nebuchadnezzar is brought down by the “hand” of Judith (see Jud 9:9f; Isa 10:5-14).
