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 Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you ,.... As a truth, which may be depended on, and you may be assured of; this he spake with great earnestness, fervour, and courage: that if these should hold their peace ; be silent, and not sing the praises of God, and ascribe glory to him, and profess the Messiah, and make this public acknowledgment of him: the stones would immediately cry out ; either against them, or in a declaration of the Messiah: by which expression our Lord means,... read more