Judith 7:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ The Israelites under Siege. The Israelites cried out to the Lord, their God, greatly disheartened at the realization that their enemies had surrounded them and cut off every avenue of retreat. ²⁰ For thirty-four days the entire Assyrian army, with infantry, chariots, and cavalry, kept them surrounded, until all the water jars possessed by the inhabitants of Bethulia were empty. ²¹ Their cisterns were also running dry, so that there was no day on which they had enough to drink, and their drinking water began to be rationed.