The verse captures a poignant moment of maternal grief and hope. Tobit's wife is overwhelmed with fear for her son Tobias, who has not returned from his journey. Her insistence that her son has perished reveals the depth of her despair, yet her actions show a glimmer of hope. She goes out daily to the road, looking for any sign of his return, and her refusal to eat during the day underscores her deep sorrow and anxiety. Her mourning is relentless, as she spends her nights weeping for her son. This period of waiting coincides with the fourteen-day wedding feast, a time that should be joyful but is instead filled with worry for her. The story illustrates the emotional turmoil of waiting and the power of a mother's love, which refuses to give up hope even in the face of uncertainty. It reminds us of the strength found in love and the resilience of the human spirit when faced with trials.
But she said, "Be still and stop deceiving me; my child has perished." And she went out every day to the road by which they had departed, and she ate no food in the daytime and ceased not to bewail her son Tobias during the nights, until the fourteen days of the wedding feast were expired, which Raguel had sworn that he should spend there.
Tobit 10:5
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