Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Behold your house is left unto you desolate. Signifying that the city in which they dwelt, where they had their ceiled houses, and stately palaces, would, in a little time, within the space of forty…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
O Jerusalem ... - See the notes at Luk 19:41-42. Would I have gathered - Would have protected and saved. Thy children - Thy people.
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The Fate of Jerusalem
37. Jerusalem, Jerusalem From Luk 13:34, it appears that our Lord spoke these words in a different connection at an earlier period of His ministry. For the pathetic reiteration…
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