Study it in the app“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing!”
Jerusalem,ἸερουσαλὴμJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμthe one who killsἡ ἀποκτείνουσαthe prophetsτοὺς προφήταςandκαὶstonesλιθοβολοῦσαthose who are sentτοὺς ἀπεσταλμένουςtoπρὸςher!αὐτήνHow oftenποσάκιςI wantedἠθέλησαto gatherἐπισυνάξαιyour childrenτὰ τέκνα σουthe wayὃν τρόπονa hen gathersὄρνιςher ownτὴν ἑαυτῆςbroodνοσσιὰνunderὑπὸherwings,τὰς πτέρυγαςandκαὶyou were notοὐκwilling!ἠθελήσατε
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearskill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinousa” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētas” appearsstone
Stone someone, kill or attack by throwing stones.
Where else “lithobolousa” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalmenous” appearshow often
"How often?", "how many times?".
Where else “posakis” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelēsa” appearsgather together
Gather together.
Where else “episynaxai” appearschild
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appearsway, manner
Way, manner; manner of life, character.
Where else “tropon” appearsbird, hen
Bird; hen.
Where else “ornis” appearsbrood
Brood, a nest of young birds.
Where else “nossian” appearswing
Wing.
Where else “pterygas” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Lament over Jerusalem
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
Luke 13:34-35
34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35Look, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will never see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing! 38Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39For I tell you, you will never see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
33Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.
34 · This verse (above)
35Look, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will never see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?
