41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! …
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Jesus wept.
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-48)The great Ambassador from heaven is here making his public entry into Jerusalem, not to be respected there, but to be rejected ; he knew what a nest of vipers he was throwing himself into, and yet see here two instances of his love to that place and his concern for it. I. The tears he shed for the approaching ruin of the city (Luke 19:41): When he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over i…
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