Luke 23:28

But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

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In The King James Version

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

In Context

27And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who were bewailing and lamenting him.

29For lo! the days are coming, in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave nourishment.

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 3:5[[Lov.]] I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem! By the gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till she please.

Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem! If ye should find my beloved,—What will ye tell him? That I am sick with love.

Song of Solomon 8:4[[Lov.]] I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem! That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Till she please!

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:27-32

The Crucifixion. 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs… Read the whole commentary →

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