Judith 11:5-7
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Judith Explains Her Presence
5 Judith answered him, “Accept the words of your slave, and let your servant speak in your presence. I will say nothing false to my lord this night. 6 If you follow the words of your servant, God will accomplish something through you, and my lord will not fail to achieve his purposes.(A) 7 By the life of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the whole earth, and by the power of him who has sent you to direct every living being! Not only do humans serve him because of you, but also the animals of the field and the cattle and the birds of the air will live because of your power, under Nebuchadnezzar and all his house.(B)
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