Luke 19:44
and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
45And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold;
Cross References
Matthew 23:37Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killest the prophets, and stonest those sent to her; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Mark 13:2And Jesus said to him: Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Luke 1:78through the tender mercies of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high visited us,
Luke 19:42saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes.
Matthew Henry on Luke 19:42-48
The Doom of Jerusalem Lamented; The Doom of Jerusalem Foretold. 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 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, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not… Read the whole commentary →