Luke 23:30

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

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In The King James Version

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

In Context

29For see, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that did not bear, and the breasts that did not nurse.'

31For if they do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

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Cross References

Hosea 10:8The high places of wickedness will be destroyed. 1 This is the sin of Israel! 1 Thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. 1 The people will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” 1 and to the hills, “Fall on us!” 1

Revelation 9:6In those days people will seek death, but will not find it. They will greatly desire to die, but death will flee from them.

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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