Luke 19:43

For the time is coming upon thee when thy foes will throw up around thee earthworks and a wall, investing thee and hemming thee in on every side.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

42"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.

44And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."

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Cross References

Matthew 22:7So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

Mark 13:14"As soon, however, as you see the Abomination of Desolation standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words-- "then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;

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 →

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