Judith 7:21

21 All the reservoirs and cisterns went dry, so that the drinking water had to be rationed, and not a day passed when there was enough water to go around.

Judith 7:21 In-Context

19 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord their God for help. They had lost their courage, for with the enemy all around them there was no way to escape.

20 The entire Assyrian army - infantry, chariots, and cavalry - blockaded Bethulia for thirty-four days until the town ran out of water.

21 All the reservoirs and cisterns went dry, so that the drinking water had to be rationed, and not a day passed when there was enough water to go around.

22 Children were becoming weak; everywhere throughout the town women and young people were collapsing. No one had any strength left.

23 All the people of the town - men, women, and children alike - gathered around Uzziah and the town officials and shouted in protest,