Luke Chapter 23, Verse 28
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28: στραφεις δε προς αυτας ο ιησους ειπεν θυγατερες ιερουσαλημ μη κλαιετε επ εμε πλην εφ εαυτας κλαιετε και επι τα τεκνα υμων
28: But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep
not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
28: But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not
over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children.
Daughters of Jerusalem. Women of Jerusalem. This was a common mode
of speaking among the Hebrews.
Weep for yourselves, &c. This refers to the calamities that were about to come upon them in the desolation of their city by the Romans.
