Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent t…”

Luke 13:34

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

World English Bible

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

American Standard Version

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Geneva Bible 1599

O Hierusalem, Hierusalem, which killest the Prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, howe often would I haue gathered thy children together, as the henne gathereth her brood vnder her wings, and ye would not!

Darby Translation

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the [city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

Young's Literal Translation

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.

Bible in Basic English

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not!

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“Jerusalem”

Matthew 23:37–39 Luke 19:41 Luke 19:42

Matthew 23:37–39 · BSB

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Luke 19:41 · BSB

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

Luke 19:42 · BSB

and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

“killest”

Acts 7:52 Jeremiah 2:30 Matthew 22:6 Nehemiah 9:26 Jeremiah 26:23 Lamentations 4:13

Acts 7:52 · BSB

Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

Jeremiah 2:30 · BSB

“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

Matthew 22:6 · BSB

The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Nehemiah 9:26 · BSB

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

Jeremiah 26:23 · BSB

They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

Lamentations 4:13 · BSB

But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

“how”

Psalm 81:13 Isaiah 48:17–19 Isaiah 50:2 Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 32:29 Psalm 81:10

Psalm 81:13 · BSB

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

Isaiah 48:17–19 · BSB

Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.

Isaiah 50:2 · BSB

Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert;…

Deuteronomy 5:29 · BSB

If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

Deuteronomy 32:29 · BSB

If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

Psalm 81:10 · BSB

I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

“thy”

Luke 23:28 Lamentations 1:16 Luke 19:44 Psalm 149:2 Joel 2:23 Galatians 4:25

Luke 23:28 · BSB

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

Lamentations 1:16 · BSB

For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.

Luke 19:44 · BSB

They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God. ”

Psalm 149:2 · BSB

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

Joel 2:23 · BSB

Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

Galatians 4:25 · BSB

Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

“as”

Ruth 2:12 Psalm 36:7 Psalm 91:4 Psalm 57:1 Psalm 17:8 Deuteronomy 32:11

Ruth 2:12 · BSB

May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

Psalm 36:7 · BSB

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

Psalm 91:4 · BSB

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

Psalm 57:1 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Psalm 17:8 · BSB

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

Deuteronomy 32:11 · BSB

As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.

“and ye”

Isaiah 30:15 Jeremiah 6:16 Hosea 11:2 Nehemiah 9:30 Hosea 11:7 Matthew 22:3

Isaiah 30:15 · BSB

For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”

Jeremiah 6:16 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

Hosea 11:2 · BSB

But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

Nehemiah 9:30 · BSB

You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.

Hosea 11:7 · BSB

My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

Matthew 22:3 · BSB

He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

35Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”

Read Luke 13