John Gill Commentary Luke 19:43

"For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side," — Luke 19:43 (ASV)

For the days shall come upon you
Suddenly, and very quickly, as they did within forty years after this:

that your enemies ;
the Romans, and such the Jews took them to be, and might easily understand who our Lord meant:

shall cast a trench about you, and compass you round, and keep
you in on every side :
which was not only verified in the Roman armies closely besieging them;

but particularly in this, as Josephus relates ^F20 that Titus built a wall about the city, of thirty nine furlongs long, and thirteen forts in it which reached ten furlongs, and all done in three days time; by which means they were pent up, starved, and famished, and reduced to inexpressible distress.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F20:
  F20 De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 8.