Luke Chapter 19, Verse 41
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41: και ως ηγγισεν ιδων την πολιν εκλαυσεν επ αυτη
41: And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over
it,
41: And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:
Verses 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 "Mt 23:37, also Mt 23:38f. 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 "Mt 21:1".
the view of the splendid capital -- the knowledge of its crimes -- the remembrance of the mercies of god toward it -- the certainty that it might have been spared if had received the prophets and himself -- the knowledge that it was about to put him, their long-expected Messiah, to death, and for that to be given up to utter desolation -- affected his heart, and the triumphant King and Lord of Zion wept! Amid all his prosperity, and all the acclamations of the multitude, the heart of the Redeemer of the world was turned from the tokens of rejoicing to the miseries about to come on a guilty people. Yet they might have been saved. If thou hadst known, says he, even thou, with all thy guilt, the things that make for thy peace; if thou hadst repented, had been righteous, and had received the Messiah; if thou hadst not stained thy hands with the blood of the prophets, and shouldst not with that of the Son of God, then these terrible calamities would not come upon thee. But it is too late. The national wickedness is too great; the cup is full; mercy is exhausted; and Jerusalem, with all her pride and splendour, the glow of her temple, and the pomp of her service, must perish!
