Verse 34
Luke 13:34 f. Lament over Jerusalem.— Matthew 23:37-Malachi : *. where the setting is more suitable. Lk. omits “ desolate.” For the saying cf. 2Esther 1:30-Micah :, and also the LXX of Isaiah 16:1 f., a passage which was Messianically interpreted, and has the word “ desolate” and a reference to scattered birds. It is more likely that Luke 13:35 is a prediction of the Parousia than a mere statement (on one of several visits to Jerusalem) that the citizens will not see Jesus again until He comes as a pilgrim to the Passover and hears the usual greeting accorded to pilgrims.
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