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Judith 2:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Judith 2:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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