Judith 13:18
16 As the Lord lives, who has protected me in the way I went, I swear that it was my face that seduced him to his destruction, and that he committed no sin with me, to defile and shame me." 17 All the people were greatly astonished. They bowed down and worshiped God, and said with one accord, "Blessed are you our God, who have this day humiliated the enemies of your people." 18 Then Uzziah said to her, "O daughter, you are blessed by the Most High God above all other women on earth; and blessed be the Lord God, who created the heavens and the earth, who has guided you to cut off the head of the leader of our enemies. 19 Your praise will never depart from the hearts of those who remember the power of God.
Luke 1:42
39 In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah, 40 and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 She exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb! 43 And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me? 44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Notes and References
"... Christian interpreters have long recognized what one finds in the 'Loci citati vel allegati' of Nestle-Aland — that Elizabeth's spirit-filled cry to her relative Mary in Luke 1:42 echoes both Judges 5:24 and Judith 13:1. Elizabeth's greeting, 'Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb,' is strikingly reminiscent of the prophet Deborah's praise of Jael, 'Blessed is Jael among women ... among tent-dwelling women most blessed' and of Uzziah's praise of Judith, 'Blessed are you, daughter, by the Most High God above all women on earth.' Indeed, Luke 1:42 has played a significant role in causing the church to consider Jael and Judith as types of Mary. Though interpreters, both ancient and modern, have heard Judges 5:24 and Judith 13:18 as echoes, they often emphasize only the continuity between Jael, Judith, and Mary, overlooking the obvious point of discontinuity — namely, that Jael and Judith are blessed for killing enemy commanders whereas Mary is blessed for believing the words of the Lord and bearing a son. If noted at all, this pointed difference is paid only a passing reference without any extensive reflection about how the allusions function within the Lucan text ..."
Wilson, Brittany E. Pugnacious Precursors and the Bearer of Peace: Jael, Judith, and Mary in Luke 1:42 (pp. 436-456) The Catholic Bible Quarterly, 2006