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41 When he came closer and saw the city, he began to grieve over it: 42 “If you[a] had only known today what could have brought you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight, 43 because the days will come[b] when your enemies will build walls around you, surround you, and close you in on every side. 44 They will level you to the ground—you and those who live[c] within your city limits.[d] They will not leave one stone on another within your walls,[e] because you didn’t recognize the time when you were visited.”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:42 I.e. the city of Jerusalem personified; and so throughout the paragraph
  2. Luke 19:43 Lit. come on you
  3. Luke 19:44 Lit. and your children
  4. Luke 19:44 The Gk. lacks city limits
  5. Luke 19:44 Lit. within you
  6. Luke 19:44 Lit. the time of your visitation