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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! 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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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

How often would I have gathered (ποσακις ηθελησα επισυναγειν). More exactly, how often did I long to gather to myself (double comp…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O Jerusalem, etc. See Barnes on Luke 19:41-42.

Would have gathered. Would have protected and saved.

Your childr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Jerusalem, Jerusalem — The lamentation had been uttered once before (Luke 13:34–35) and must, we may believe, have bee…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What a picture of pity and disappointed love the king's face must have presented when, with flowing tears, he spoke these words! It was the utteran…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord next turns to address the city, desiring to instruct His listeners by this. "O Jerusalem, Jerusa…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Verses 37–39 preserve Jesus’ last recorded public words to Israel. Jerusalem, the city of David, the city where God revealed himself in his temple,…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jerusalem, Jerusalem. By these words, Christ shows more clearly what good reason He had for indignation: that Jerusalem, which Go…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem

The metropolis of Judea, the seat of the kings of Judah, yes, the city of the great king; t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but He does not mention the sufferings He was to u…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In this part, He recounts their cruelty, and He adds their earthly punishment. To begin with, He does the first thing; and secondly, He adds their …

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