41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it(A) 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.(B) 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls.(C) They will not leave one stone on another,(D) because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming(E) to you.”

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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