Luke 19:44
And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
45And when he entered the temple, he began to expel those who bought and sold in it.
Cross References
Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee: how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her young under her wings, and ye would not.
Mark 13:2And Jesus said to him: Admirest thou these great structures? There will not be left here one stone upon another, not demolished.
Luke 1:78through the compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit us,
Luke 19:42and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy 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 →