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Christ's Heartbreaking Lament
Scholars emphasize that Jesus' words are not a calm statement but a passionate, broken-hearted cry. The incomplete sentence, "If you had only known..." reveals the depth of His sorrow over Jerusalem's rejection. This moment shows a compassionate God who grieves when people turn away from the salvation and peace He offers.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 19:41–44
18th Century
Theologian
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…
AT Robertson
On Luke 19:42
If thou hadst known (ε εγνως). Second aorist active indicative of γινωσκω. Secondclass condition, determined as unfulfilled.
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Charles Ellicott
On Luke 19:42
19th Century
Bishop
If thou hadst known, even thou.—The emphatic repetition of the pronoun, as in Isaiah 48:15; Isaiah 51:12;[Refe…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 19:42–48
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 19:42
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…
John Calvin
On Luke 19:42
16th Century
Theologian
O if even you had known! The discourse is pathetic and therefore abrupt, for we know that those who are under the influence of vehement pa…
John Gill
On Luke 19:42
17th Century
Pastor
Saying, if you had, known, even you
As well as other cities; or who have been so long a flourishing city, the metrop…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 19:41–48
17th Century
Minister
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…