Matthew 23:38

Matthew 23:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
• New International Version (NIV)Look, your house is left to you desolate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)See, your house is left to you desolate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)See! Your house is left to you desolate;

Context of Matthew 23:38

36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate; 39for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.

Matthew 23:38 word by word

ἰδοὺ ἀφίεται ὑμῖν ὁ οἶκος ὑμῶν ἔρημος.Read the interlinear

• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• leftἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• desolateἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048

Cross-references for Matthew 23:38

• Matthew 24:2And he answering said to them, Do ye not see all these things? Verily I say to you, Not a stone shall be left here upon a stone which shall not be thrown down.
• 2 Chronicles 7:20then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed to my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
• Psalms 69:24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.
• Isaiah 64:10Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
• Jeremiah 7:9What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not...
• Daniel 9:26And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war, — the desolations determined.
• Zechariah 11:1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
• Zechariah 14:1Behold, the day cometh for Jehovah, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
• Mark 13:14But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider [it],) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains;
• Luke 13:35Behold, your house is left unto you; and I say unto you, that ye shall not see me until it come that ye say, Blessed [is] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.
• Luke 19:43for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every side,
• Luke 21:6[As to] these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.
• Acts 6:13And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

Commentaries on Matthew 23:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Behold, your house - , the temple: - this is certainly what is meant. It was once the Lord's temple, God's Own house; but now he says, Your temple or house - to intimate that God had abandoned it. See the note on Matthew 23:21; see also on Luke 13:35; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Your house - The temple. The house of worship of the Jews. The chief ornament of Jerusalem. Desolate - About to be desolate or destroyed. To be forsaken as a place of worship, and delivered into the hands of the Romans, and destroyed. See the notes at Matthew 24.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-39Verses 34-39 Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but he does not notice the sufferings he was to undergo. A hen gathering her chickens under her wings, is an apt emblem of the Saviour's tender love to those who trust in him, and his faithful care of them. He calls sinners to take refuge under his tender protection, keeps them safe, and nourishes them to eternal life. The present dispersion and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38your house is left to you desolate: God would leave the temple (Ezekiel 10:18–19; 11:22–23; compare Matthew 1:23). Then God would allow the destruction of both the temple and Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. Behold, your house--the temple, beyond all doubt; but their house now, not the Lord's. See on Mt 22:7. is left unto you desolate--deserted, that is, of its Divine Inhabitant. But who is that? Hear the next words:Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 23:38

• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Opportunity

In the dictionaries

• Abase
• Bewray
• Devour
• Exalt
• Fill
• Gnat
• Ought
• Partaker
• Scribes
• Sit

Commentaries on Matthew 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings