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Judith 7:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Judith 7:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Distress of the Israelites
19 The Israelites then cried out to the Lord their God, for their courage failed, because all their enemies had surrounded them, and there was no way of escape from them. 20 The whole Assyrian army, their infantry, chariots, and cavalry, surrounded them for thirty-four days, until all the water containers of every inhabitant of Bethulia were empty;(A) 21 their cisterns were going dry, and on no day did they have enough water to drink, for their drinking water was rationed.(B)
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