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Luke 19:41-44

King James Version (KJV)

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41. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42. Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things [which belong] unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44. And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Luke 19:41-44 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 19:41

Theological / Devotional

He was come near. That is, in sight of the city of Jerusalem, which lay to the west across the narrow Kidron Valley.

Beheld the city. From the crest of the Mount of Olives (GC 17) the entire city, including the Temple, could be seen. The Mount of Olives was about 300 ft. higher than the Temple. Calvary was also visible, not far from the Sheep Gate, which was near the northeast corner of the city (DA 576). The resplendent beauty of the Temple, its white marble and gilded domes glistening in the reflected light of the late afternoon sun, must have been an inspiring sight indeed to the Jews (see DA 575). Pride and joy naturally filled the hearts of all true sons and daughters of Israel upon catching the first glimpse of the Holy City. But here Jesus wept audibly, for He could see what the multitude could not see, the awful fate of Jerusalem at the hands of Roman armies, less than 40 years later.

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