Judith 2:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 “Thus says the great king, the lord of all the earth: Go forth from my presence, take with you men of proven valor, one hundred and twenty thousand infantry and twelve thousand cavalry,(A) 6 and proceed against all the land of the west, because they disobeyed the order I issued. 7 Tell them to have earth and water[a] ready, for I will come against them in my wrath; I will cover all the land with the feet of my soldiers, to whom I will deliver them as spoils.
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- 2:7 Earth and water: in the Persian period, offering these to a conqueror was a symbolic gesture signifying humble submission of one asking for a treaty.
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