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Matthew 23:36-38
Amplified Bible
Matthew 23:36-38
Amplified Bible
36 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, [the judgment for] all these things [these vile and murderous deeds] will come on this generation.(A)
Lament over Jerusalem
37 “[a]O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.(B) 38 Listen carefully: your house is being left to you desolate [completely abandoned by God and destitute of His protection]!(C)
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- Matthew 23:37 The nation of Israel personified.
Matthew 23:36-38
New International Version
Matthew 23:36-38
New International Version
36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(A)
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(B) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(C) and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(D)
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