Shall dash to the ground (εδαφιουσιν). Attic future of εδαφιζω, to beat level, to raze to the ground, a rare verb from εδαφος, bot…

He wept over it. Showing His compassion for the guilty city, and His strong sense of the evils that were about to come upon it (see Barnes…

And shall lay thee even with the ground.—See Note on Matthew 24:2. What is said there of the Temple, is here repeated of …

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, a…

Origen of Alexandria: Jesus confirms all the blessings He pronounced in His Gospel with His own example. For having declared,…

Jesus is still outside the city of Jerusalem as he utters this lament. Once more Luke focuses on Jesus’ concern for the city (cf. 13:34) and adds h…

And shall lay you even with the ground
Beat down all the houses in it, the stately edifices, and even the temple its…

Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about…