Luke 19:41-44

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 19:41-48

The great Ambassador from heaven is here making his public entry into Jerusalem, not to be respected there, but to be rejected; he knew what a nest of vipers he was throwing himself into, and yet see here two instances of his love to that place and his concern for it. I. The tears he shed for the approaching ruin of the city (Luke 19:41): When he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it. Probably, it was when he was coming down the descent of the hill from the mount of Olives, where... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 19:41-48

19:41-48 When Jesus had come near, and when he saw the city, he wept over it. "Would that, even today," he said, "you recognised the things which would give you peace! But as it is, they are hidden from your eyes; for days will come upon you when your enemies will cast a rampart around you, and will surround you, and will hem you in on every side, and they will dash you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you, because you did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:41

And when he was come near, he beheld city ,.... Of Jerusalem; being now nearer, and in a situation to take a full view of it, he lift up his eyes, and looking wistfully on it, and beholding the grandeur and magnificence of it, the number of the houses, and the stately structures in it, and knowing what calamities, in a few years, would come upon it; with which being affected, as man, he looked upon it, and wept over it ; touched with a tender concern for it, his natural passions moved,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:42

Saying, if thou hadst, known, even thou ,.... As well as other cities; or who hast been so long a flourishing city, the metropolis of the nation, the seat of the ancient kings of Judah; yea, the city of the great God, the place of divine worship, whither the tribes came up, time after time, to serve the Lord; a city so highly honoured of God and man: or, who hast despised the messages of the servants of God, mocked and misused the prophets in time past, beat one, killed another, and stoned... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:43

For the days shall come upon thee ,.... Suddenly, and very quickly, as they did within forty years after this: that thine enemies ; the Romans, and such the Jews took them to be, and might easily understand who our Lord meant: shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side : which was not only verified in the Roman armies closely besieging them; but particularly in this, as Josephus relates F20 De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 8. that Titus built a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:44

And shall lay thee even with the ground ,.... Beat down all the houses in it, the stately edifices, and even the temple itself; See Gill on Matthew 24:2 . and thy children within thee ; that is, the inhabitants of the place should be slain with the sword of the enemy, and so fall to the ground, and lie upon it; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon anther ; such a consummate, and entire desolation shall be made, as was foretold by Daniel, Daniel 9:27 because thou... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:41

And wept over it - See Matthew 23:37 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:42

The things which belong unto thy peace! - It is very likely that our Lord here alludes to the meaning of the word Jerusalem, ירושלים from ירה yereh , he shall see, and שלום shalom , peace or prosperity. Now, because the inhabitants of it had not seen this peace and salvation, because they had refused to open their eyes, and behold this glorious light of heaven which shone among them, therefore he said, Now they are hidden from thine eyes, still alluding to the import of the name. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:43

Cast a trench about thee - This was literally fulfilled when this city was besieged by Titus. Josephus gives a very particular account of the building of this wall, which he says was effected in three days, though it was not less than thirty-nine furlongs in circumference; and that, when this wall and trench were completed, the Jews were so enclosed on every side that no person could escape out of the city, and no provision could be brought in, so that they were reduced to the most terrible... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:44

The time of thy visitation - That is, the time of God's gracious offers of mercy to thee. This took in all the time which elapsed from the preaching of John the Baptist to the coming of the Roman armies, which included a period of above forty years. read more

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