Quotes from Judith

12 notable lines from Unknown · c. 100 BCE

Behold the head of Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, and behold the canopy, wherein he did lie in his drunkenness; and the Lord hath smitten him by the hand of a woman.

Judith 13:15 (KJV) — Judith displays the head

Quotations follow the King James Version translation (Oxford University Press, 1611) — our recommended edition.

  1. And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might, and she took away his head from him.

    Judith 13:8 (KJV) — Judith beheads Holofernes

  2. But the Almighty Lord hath disappointed them by the hand of a woman.

    Judith 16:6 (KJV) — from Judith's song

  3. For thy power standeth not in multitude nor thy might in strong men: for thou art a God of the afflicted, an helper of the oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector of the forlorn, a saviour of them that are without hope.

    Judith 9:11 (KJV) — Judith's prayer

  4. Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty took his mind prisoner, and the fauchion passed through his neck.

    Judith 16:9 (KJV) — from Judith's song

  5. Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day.

    Judith 13:7 (KJV) — Judith's prayer before the blow

  6. And she took sandals upon her feet, and put about her her bracelets, and her chains, and her rings, and her earrings, and all her ornaments, and decked herself bravely, to allure the eyes of all men that should see her.

    Judith 10:4 (KJV) — Judith adorns herself

  7. Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her countenance.

    Judith 16:7 (KJV) — from Judith's song

  8. Begin unto my God with timbrels, sing unto my Lord with cymbals: tune unto him a new psalm: exalt him, and call upon his name.

    Judith 16:2 (KJV) — opening of Judith's song of thanksgiving

  9. Who would despise this people, that have among them such women?

    Judith 10:19 (KJV) — said of Judith by Holofernes' men

  10. Do not bind the counsels of the Lord our God: for God is not as man, that he may be threatened; neither is he as the son of man, that he should be wavering.

    Judith 8:16 (KJV) — Judith rebukes the elders

  11. Moreover let us give thanks to the Lord our God, which trieth us, even as he did our fathers.

    Judith 8:25 (KJV) — Judith to the elders