Matthew 23:36-38

36Yes, I tell you this: God will punish the people who are alive today for all those murders.

37Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed God's prophets. They have thrown stones to kill other people that God has sent to you. Many times, I have wanted to bring all of your people near to me. A female bird covers her babies with her body to make them safe. But you would not let me keep you from danger like that.

38So listen! Your place will now become like a wilderness where nobody lives.