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Matthew 23:37
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Matthew 23:37
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Jesus Warns the People of Jerusalem(A)
37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. You stone to death those that God has sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather them together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.
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Matthew 23:37
Amplified Bible
Matthew 23:37
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Lament over Jerusalem
37 “[a]O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.(A)
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- Matthew 23:37 The nation of Israel personified.
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