Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 23:38-39
Matthew 23:38-39. Behold, your house The temple, which is now your house, not God’s; is left unto you desolate Forsaken of God and his Christ, and sentenced to utter destruction. Our Lord spake this as he was going out of it for the last time. For I say unto you Ye Jews in general, ye men of Jerusalem in particular; shall not see me henceforth Απ ’ αρτι , hereafter, as the words signify, Matthew 26:64; till After a long interval of desolation and misery, Ye shall say, Blessed, ... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 23:38
Your house - The temple. The house of worship of the Jews. The chief ornament of Jerusalem.Desolate - About to be desolate or destroyed. To be forsaken as a place of worship, and delivered into the hands of the Romans, and destroyed. See the notes at Matthew 24:0. read more