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Then Judith raised her voice and said, 'Praise God! Praise him! Praise the God who has not withdrawn his mercy from the House of Israel, but has shattered our enemies by my hand tonight!' (Judith 13, 14)
All you and the others who live in the territory of Israel will have to do is to give chase and slaughter them as they retreat. (Judith 14, 4)
'But before you do this, call me Achior the Ammonite, for him to see and identify the man who held the House of Israel in contempt, the man who sent him to us as someone already doomed to die.' (Judith 14, 5)
Achior, recognising all that the God of Israel had done, believed ardently in him and, accepting circumcision, was permanently incorporated into the House of Israel. (Judith 14, 10)
Uzziah sent messengers to Betomasthaim, Bebai, Choba, Kola, throughout the whole territory of Israel, to inform them of what had happened and to urge them all to hurl themselves on the enemy and annihilate them. (Judith 15, 4)
Joakim the high priest and the entire Council of Elders of Israel, who were in Jerusalem, came to gaze on the benefits that the Lord had lavished on Israel and to see Judith and congratulate her. (Judith 15, 8)
On coming to her house, they blessed her with one accord, saying: You are the glory of Jerusalem! You are the great pride of Israel! You are the highest honour of our race! (Judith 15, 9)
By doing all this with your own hand you have deserved well of Israel, and God has approved what you have done. May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty in all the days to come! And the people all said, 'Amen!' (Judith 15, 10)
All the women of Israel, hurrying to see her, formed choirs of dancers in her honour. Judith took wands of vine-leaves in her hand and distributed them to the women who accompanied her; (Judith 15, 12)
she and her companions put on wreaths of olive. Then she took her place at the head of the procession and led the women as they danced. All the men of Israel, armed and garlanded, followed them, singing hymns. (Judith 15, 13)
With all Israel round her, Judith broke into this song of thanksgiving and the whole people sang this hymn: (Judith 15, 14)
She laid aside her widow's dress to raise up those who were oppressed in Israel; she anointed her face with perfume, (Judith 16, 7)
