Luke 19:42

Luke 19:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

Context of Luke 19:42

40‘Let me tell you this,’ Jesus replied. ‘If these people were quiet, the stones of the city would shout out instead!’ 41When Jesus got near to the city, he looked at it. He cried because he felt very sorry for the people in it. He said, ‘You need to know what would really help you. Then you could have lived without trouble. But now, you are unable to understand properly. 43As a result, days of trouble will come to you. Your enemies will build a wall round you. They will shut you in completely, and they will not let you leave. 44So your enemies will knock you down. They will completely destroy your city and all the people who live in it. They will not leave even one stone on top of another stone. You did not understand that God had come to save you at this time. That is why these bad things will happen to you.’

Luke 19:42 word by word

λέγων ὅτι εἰ ἔγνως ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ καὶ σὺ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην νῦν δὲ ἐκρύβη ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Ifεἰei · if: if onlyG1487
• thou hadst knownγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• at leastγέge · indeedG1065
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• they are hidκρύπτωkruptō · to hideG2928
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788

Cross-references for Luke 19:42

• Deuteronomy 5:29I really want them to respect me with fear. I want them to obey my commands in the future! If they do that, everything will be well for them and for their descendants for ever.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If they were wise, they would understand. They would know what would happen to them in the end.
• Psalms 81:13But my people should listen to me! Yes, Israel should obey my commands!
• Isaiah 48:18You should have obeyed my commands. Then you would have had peace in your lives, like a river that runs quietly. You would have been safe and well, like the strong waves in the sea.
• Ezekiel 18:31Stop doing all the sins that you have been doing. Instead, think with new thoughts. Live with a new spirit inside you. You do not need to die, Israel's people!
• Ezekiel 33:11Tell them, “It does not make me happy to punish wicked people with death. I, the Almighty Lord, promise you this, as surely as I live. I want wicked people to stop doing wrong things so that they may continue to live. So stop doing evil things! Israel's people, you do not have to die. Turn back to me!”
• Luke 19:44So your enemies will knock you down. They will completely destroy your city and all the people who live in it. They will not leave even one stone on top of another stone. You did not understand that God had come to save you at this time. That is why these bad things will happen to you.’
• Psalms 32:6Because of this, all your own people should pray to you. They should pray while they still have the chance. Then, when danger comes to them like a river of deep water, they will still be safe.
• Psalms 95:7He is our God. He takes care of us, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep. As his sheep, he gives us what we need. Today, you must listen to him and obey him.
• Isaiah 55:6Come to serve the Lord now, while he lets you find him. Call out to him for help, while he is near you.
• John 12:35Jesus answered, ‘The light will be with you for only a short time longer. So continue to walk while you still have the light. Do that, so that the dark will not come over you. Anyone who walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1So, as we work together with God, we tell you to be careful. Remember that God has been very kind and he has forgiven you. Do not waste that!
• Luke 1:77You will tell God's people how God can save them. They have done wrong things but God will forgive them.
• Luke 2:10The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen! I bring you good news. This news will make everyone very happy.
• Luke 10:5In each town, when you go into a house, first say to the people who live there, “We pray that all will be well with you!”
• Acts 10:36This is the message that God has sent to the people of Israel. He told us the good news about Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of all people. Because of Jesus, we can now come near to God again.

Commentaries on Luke 19:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42The things which belong unto thy peace! - It is very likely that our Lord here alludes to the meaning of the word Jerusalem, ירושלים from ירה yereh, he shall see, and שלום shalom, peace or prosperity. Now, because the inhabitants of it had not seen this peace and salvation, because they had refused to open their eyes, and behold this glorious light of heaven which shone among them, therefore he said, Now they are hidden from thine eyes, still alluding to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41-44Verses 41-44 He wept over it - Showing his compassion for the guilty city, and his strong sense of the evils that were about to come upon it. See the notes at Matthew 23:37-39. As he entered the city he passed over the Mount of Olives. From that mountain there was a full and magnificent view of the city. See the notes at Matthew 21:1. The view of the splendid capital - the knowledge of its crimes - the remembrance of the mercies of God toward it - the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely those cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, that though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42now it is hidden from your eyes: Israel’s rejection of Jesus had serious consequences. In this context, the decision was final and could not be reversed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4441-44. when beheld ... wept--Compare La 3:51, "Mine eye affecteth mine heart"; the heart again affecting the eye. Under this sympathetic law of the relation of mind and body, Jesus, in His beautiful, tender humanity, was constituted even as we. What a contrast to the immediately preceding profound joy! He yielded Himself alike freely to both. (See on Mt 23:37.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:42

• Blindness
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Unbelief
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Luke 19

• 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