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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.

Context of Luke 19:42

40“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” 41As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 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. 43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming 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 5:29Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
• Psalms 81:13“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways,
• Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.
• Ezekiel 18:31Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?
• Ezekiel 33:11Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’
• Luke 19:44They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”
• Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.
• Psalms 95:7for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
• John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• Luke 1:77to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
• Luke 10:5“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
• Acts 10:36You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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
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• Unbelief
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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