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Today isn't the first time you have demonstrated your wisdom. Since your earliest days, all the people have observed your insight and the goodness of your heart.
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But the people are very thirsty, and they strongly urged us to do what we promised them, and to make a solemn promise that we can't break.
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You are a godly woman. So pray for us, and the Lord will send rain to fill our reservoirs, and we won't die."
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Judith said to them: "Listen to me. I'm going to do something that will be remembered for generations to come.
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Stand at the gate tonight, and I, along with my most trusted servant, will go out. By the deadline you set for surrendering the city to our enemies, the Lord will deliver Israel by my hand.