Luke 23:30
Then, will they begin to say—unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
31Because if, in moist wood, these things, they are doing,—in, the dry, what shall happen?
Cross References
Hosea 10:8So shall the high places of Aven, be destroyed, the sin of Israel, Thorn and prickle, shall come up on their altars,—Therefore shall they say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us.
Revelation 9:6And, in those days, shall men seek death, and in nowise shall find it, and shall covet to die, and death fleeth 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 →