Judith 4:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸ The Israelites carried out the orders issued by Joakim, the high priest, and by the senate^[a] of the whole people of Israel in session at Jerusalem.

Prayer and Penance. ⁹ At the same time, all the men of Israel cried out to God with great fervor, humbling themselves before him and fasting. ¹⁰ They, together with their wives and children, their livestock, and every resident alien, hired laborer, and slave, wrapped themselves in sackcloth.