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Judith 2:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Judith 2:11-13
New Catholic Bible
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. 13 Be careful not to disobey a single word of your lord, but carry out fully what I have commanded you—and do so without delay.’ ”
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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).
