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Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

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How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn&#8217;t let me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/23.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those having been sent to her! How often would I have gathered together your children, the way in which a hen gathers together her chicks under the wings, and you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, <i>thou</i> that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under <i>her</i> wings, and ye would not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />&#8220;O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under <i>her</i> wings, but you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />&#8220;Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you did not want <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, yet you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and have stoned the messengers who were sent to you. I have often wanted to gather your people, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you wouldn't let me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/23.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone to death those sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/23.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that are killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often I willed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own chickens under the wings, and you did not will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/23.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those having been sent to her! How often would I have gathered together your children, the way in which a hen gathers together her chicks under the wings, and you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her; how often did I wish to gather thy children together, which manner a bird gathers together her young broods under the wings, and ye would not!<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone those who have been sent to you. How often I have wanted to gather your children together, in the way that a hen gathers her young under her wings. But you were not willing!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murderess of the prophets, and stoner of those who are sent to her! how often I wanted to gather together your children, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and yet you would not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/23.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that murdered The Prophets and stoned those who were sent to it! How many times have I desired to gather your children, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing!<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/23.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent to thee, how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/23.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/23.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/23.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/23.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/23.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/23.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under <Fr><i>her</i><FR> wings, and ye would not!<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/23-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=7017" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/23.htm">Lament over Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36</span>Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2419.htm" title="2419: Ierousal&#275;m (N-VFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.">O Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/greek/2419.htm" title="2419: Ierousal&#275;m (N-VFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.">Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: h&#275; (Art-VFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apokteinousa (V-PPA-VFS) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">kills</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: proph&#275;tas (N-AMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3036.htm" title="3036: lithobolousa (V-PPA-VFS) -- To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate.">stones</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apestalmenous (V-RPM/P-AMP) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">sent</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: aut&#275;n (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her,</a> <a href="/greek/4212.htm" title="4212: posakis (Adv) -- How often, how many times. Multiplicative from posos; how many times.">how often</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: &#275;thel&#275;sa (V-AIA-1S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">I have longed</a> <a href="/greek/1996.htm" title="1996: episynagagein (V-ANA) -- To collect, gather together, assemble. From epi and sunago; to collect upon the same place.">to gather</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5043.htm" title="5043: tekna (N-ANP) -- A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.">children together,</a> <a href="/greek/5158.htm" title="5158: tropon (N-AMS) -- From the same as trope; a turn, i.e. mode or style; figuratively, deportment or character.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3733.htm" title="3733: ornis (N-NFS) -- A bird, fowl, hen. Probably from a prolonged form of the base of oros; a bird, i.e., a hen.">a hen</a> <a href="/greek/1996.htm" title="1996: episynagei (V-PIA-3S) -- To collect, gather together, assemble. From epi and sunago; to collect upon the same place.">gathers</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: aut&#275;s (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3556.htm" title="3556: nossia (N-ANP) -- A nestling, the young of birds. Diminutive of neossos; a birdling.">chicks</a> <a href="/greek/5259.htm" title="5259: hypo (Prep) -- A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).">under</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">her</a> <a href="/greek/4420.htm" title="4420: pterygas (N-AFP) -- A wing, pinion. From a derivative of petomai; a wing.">wings,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: &#275;thel&#275;sate (V-AIA-2P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">you were unwilling!</a> </span> <span class="reftext">38</span>Look, your house is left to you desolate.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></span><br />All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: &#8220;Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel&#8217;s descendants because of all they have done,&#8221; declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a></span><br />He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></span><br />&#8220;Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8</a></span><br />How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31-32</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone&#8217;s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3-4</a></span><br />So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: &#8216;Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.&#8217; / Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: &#8216;Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.&#8217; But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11</a></span><br />As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: &#8220;By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence&#8212;but you were not willing.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: &#8220;Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: &#8216;Where is the good way?&#8217; Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, &#8216;We will not walk in it!&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers&#8212;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: &#8220;All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.&#8221;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!</p><p class="hdg">Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a></b></br> O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Jeremiah 6:8</a></b></br> Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></b></br> 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 <i>doth gather</i> her brood under <i>her</i> wings, and ye would not!</p><p class="hdg">thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-30.htm">Matthew 23:30</a></b></br> And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a></b></br> Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great <i>is</i> your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35,36</a></b></br> And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">how.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15,16</a></b></br> And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-8.htm">Psalm 81:8-11</a></b></br> Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16,17</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where <i>is</i> the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk <i>therein</i>&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11,12</a></b></br> As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-12.htm">Ruth 2:12</a></b></br> The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-8.htm">Psalm 17:8</a></b></br> Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,</p><p class="hdg">and ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-3.htm">Matthew 22:3</a></b></br> And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a></b></br> Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></b></br> Wherefore, when I came, <i>was there</i> no man? when I called, <i>was there</i> none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because <i>there is</i> no water, and dieth for thirst.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Brood</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Chicks</a> <a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/23-6.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/matthew/12-30.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/matthew/12-30.htm">Gathers</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-14.htm">Hen</a> <a href="/matthew/21-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/james/2-11.htm">Killest</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/matthew/13-17.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Often</a> <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Stonest</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/21-31.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/matthew/21-7.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/james/3-7.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/luke/3-7.htm">Brood</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Chicks</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/matthew/24-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/27-15.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/luke/11-23.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/luke/11-23.htm">Gathers</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Hen</a> <a href="/mark/1-5.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Killest</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/mark/12-5.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Often</a> <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/26-12.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/mark/4-5.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Stonest</a> <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/27-15.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/mark/6-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/23-1.htm">Jesus admonishes the people to follow good doctrine, not bad examples</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">His disciples must beware of their ambition.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">He denounces eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">and prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Jerusalem is the religious and political center of Israel, symbolizing the heart of the Jewish nation. It is a city with a rich history, being the site of the Temple and the place where God chose to dwell among His people. The repetition also reflects a pattern seen in Hebrew literature, where repetition signifies importance and urgency.<p><b>who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her</b><br>This phrase highlights the historical pattern of Jerusalem's rejection of God's messengers. Prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah faced persecution, and others, such as Zechariah, were killed. Stoning was a common method of execution for blasphemy or false prophecy, indicating the severity of the rejection. This pattern of behavior underscores the city's resistance to divine correction and guidance.<p><b>how often I have longed to gather your children together</b><br>Jesus expresses His desire to protect and nurture the people of Jerusalem, akin to God's repeated attempts to call Israel back to faithfulness throughout history. This longing reflects God's covenantal love and patience, as seen in the Old Testament, where God frequently sent prophets to guide and warn His people.<p><b>as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings</b><br>This metaphor illustrates Jesus' protective and caring nature. The imagery of a hen gathering her chicks is a common biblical metaphor for God's protection (e.g., <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a>). It conveys warmth, safety, and the desire to shield from harm, emphasizing Jesus' compassionate heart towards Jerusalem despite its rebellion.<p><b>but you were unwilling!</b><br>The unwillingness of Jerusalem to accept Jesus' offer of protection and salvation highlights the theme of human free will and responsibility. Despite God's persistent outreach, the people chose to reject Him, leading to consequences foretold by the prophets. This rejection is a pivotal moment in the narrative, foreshadowing the impending judgment and destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city is central to Jewish identity and worship, often representing the heart of the Jewish nation. It is a place of both spiritual significance and historical conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Messengers sent by God to deliver His word to the people. Historically, many prophets faced rejection and persecution from those they were sent to.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, expressing His lament over Jerusalem's rejection of His message and His desire to protect and nurture its people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chicks_and_hen_imagery.htm">Chicks and Hen Imagery</a></b><br>A metaphor used by Jesus to illustrate His protective and nurturing desire for the people of Jerusalem, drawing from the natural behavior of a hen with her chicks.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rejection.htm">Rejection</a></b><br>The event of Jerusalem's historical pattern of rejecting God's messengers, culminating in the rejection of Jesus Himself.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_persistent_love.htm">God's Persistent Love</a></b><br>Despite repeated rejection, God's love and desire to protect His people remain steadfast. This calls us to reflect on God's patience and mercy in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejection.htm">The Consequences of Rejection</a></b><br>Ignoring God's call can lead to spiritual desolation. We must be attentive and responsive to God's voice in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_jesus.htm">The Heart of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' lament reveals His deep compassion and sorrow for those who turn away from Him. We are called to share in His compassion for the lost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>God's messengers often face opposition. We should support and heed those who faithfully proclaim God's truth today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Consider areas in our lives where we may be resisting God's call and seek to align our hearts with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_hen_gather_her_chicks.htm">How does a hen gather her chicks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_he_understand_us.htm">How does a hen gather her chicks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_concept_of_god_as_a_mother.htm">Is there a concept of God as a Mother?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_many_perish_if_god_wills_not.htm">Why do many perish if God wills none to?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">Jerusalem, Jerusalem.</span>--The lamentation had been uttered once before (<a href="/context/luke/13-34.htm" title="O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kill the prophets, and stone them that are sent to you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen does gather her brood under her wings, and you would not!">Luke 13:34-35</a>), and must, we may believe, have been present to our Lord's mind when He "beheld the city and wept over it" (<a href="/luke/19-41.htm" title="And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,">Luke 19:41</a>), as He halted on the brow of Olivet.<p>It should be noted that the Hebrew form of Jerusalem (<span class= "greekheb">?????????</span>?<span class= "greekheb"></span> instead of <span class= "greekheb">??????????</span>) occurs here only in St. Matthew, as though the very syllables had impressed themselves on the minds of men.<p><span class= "bld">Thou that killest the prophets.</span>--The words are in the present tense, as embracing the past and even the future. As with a sad prescience our Lord speaks of the sufferings which were in store for His messengers, and of which the deaths of Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-60.htm" title="And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.">Acts 7:60</a>) and of James (<a href="/acts/12-2.htm" title="And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.">Acts 12:2</a>) were representative instances. That the persecution in each case took a wider range, was in the nature of the case inevitable. It is distinctly stated, indeed, that it did so in both instances (<a href="/acts/8-1.htm" title="And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.">Acts 8:1</a>; <a href="/acts/12-1.htm" title="Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.">Acts 12:1</a>), and is implied in <a href="/context/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm" title="For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:">1Thessalonians 2:14-15</a>, where the "prophets" who suffered are clearly Christian prophets, and probably in <a href="/james/5-10.htm" title="Take, my brothers, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.">James 5:10</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!</span> Pathetic iteration! As he approached the city on another occasion Christ had used the same words (<a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34, 35</a>); he repeats them now as he takes his final farewell He speaks with Divine tenderness, yet with poignant sorrow, knowing that this last appeal will be in vain. It has been remarked that, whereas St. Matthew elsewhere names the capital city, the theocratic centre, Hierosolyma, which is the Greek equivalent, he here calls it Hierousalem, which is Hebrew, as though, while recording the words used by Jesus, he desired to reproduce the actual sound of the Saviour's affecting address. <span class="cmt_word">Killest...stonest.</span> Such is thy wont, thy evil practice. So Christ says elsewhere, "It cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem" (<a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Luke 13:33</a>). "Stonest" was particularly appropriate after the reference to Zechariah (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Sent unto thee.</span> The received Greek is, <span class="accented">sent unto it</span> or <span class="accented">her</span> (<span class="greek">&#x3c0;&#x3c1;&#x1f78;&#x3c2;&#x20;&#x3b1;&#x1f50;&#x3c4;&#x1f75;&#x3bd;</span>), though some manuscripts and the Vulgate give "thee." But the change of persons is not uncommon. Alford quotes <a href="/luke/1-45.htm">Luke 1:45</a>; <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a>; <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a>. <span class="cmt_word">How often!</span> Some would confine Christ's allusion to his own mission in Judaea, and the efforts made by him to win disciples; but it surely applies to all the doings and visitations of God towards Israel during the whole course of their history, which showed his gracious desire that all should be saved, if they only had willed with him. He hereby asserts himself as one with the God of the Old Testament. Christ's ministry in Jerusalem and Judaea is mentioned by St. John. <span class="cmt_word">Gathered... wings.</span> A tender similitude, which is found in the Old Testament and in classic authors. It implies love, care, and protection. Thus the psalmist prays, "Hide me under the shadow of thy wings;" "In the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, until these calamities be overpast" (<a href="/psalms/17-8.htm">Psalm 17:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/57-1.htm">Psalm 57:1</a>); comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a>, etc. So Euripides, 'Herc. Fur.,' 72 - <p><span class="accented">"The children whom I cherish 'neath my wings,<br />As a bird cowering o'er her youthful brood."</span> The metaphor is peculiarly appropriate at the time, when, as Lange puts it, the Roman eagles were hovering near, and there was no hope of safety but under the Lord's wings. <span class="cmt_word">And ye would not.</span> Unmoved by warning and chastisement, impenetrable to long suffering love, ungrateful for mercies, the Jews repulsed all efforts for their amendment, and blindly pursued the course of ruin. It was always in their power to turn if they willed, but they wilfully resisted grace, and must suffer accordingly (comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/23-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">O Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#8052;&#956;</span> <span class="translit">(Ierousal&#275;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2419.htm">Strong's 2419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#942;&#956;</span> <span class="translit">(Ierousal&#275;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2419.htm">Strong's 2419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7969;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Vocative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kills</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#964;&#949;&#943;&#957;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(apokteinousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#959;&#8058;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(tous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophets</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#961;&#959;&#966;&#942;&#964;&#945;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(proph&#275;tas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">stones</span><br /><span class="grk">&#955;&#953;&#952;&#959;&#946;&#959;&#955;&#959;&#8166;&#963;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(lithobolousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3036.htm">Strong's 3036: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#959;&#8058;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(tous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7936;&#960;&#949;&#963;&#964;&#945;&#955;&#956;&#941;&#957;&#959;&#965;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(apestalmenous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#961;&#8056;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#942;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(aut&#275;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how often</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#959;&#963;&#940;&#954;&#953;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(posakis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4212.htm">Strong's 4212: </a> </span><span class="str2">How often, how many times. Multiplicative from posos; how many times.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have longed</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7968;&#952;&#941;&#955;&#951;&#963;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(&#275;thel&#275;sa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to gather</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#963;&#965;&#957;&#945;&#947;&#945;&#947;&#949;&#8150;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(episynagagein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1996.htm">Strong's 1996: </a> </span><span class="str2">To collect, gather together, assemble. From epi and sunago; to collect upon the same place.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">&#963;&#959;&#965;</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">children {together},</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#941;&#954;&#957;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(tekna)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5043.htm">Strong's 5043: </a> </span><span class="str2">A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#961;&#972;&#960;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(tropon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as trope; a turn, i.e. mode or style; figuratively, deportment or character.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a hen</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8004;&#961;&#957;&#953;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(ornis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bird, fowl, hen. Probably from a prolonged form of the base of oros; a bird, i.e., a hen.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gathers</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#963;&#965;&#957;&#940;&#947;&#949;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(episynagei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1996.htm">Strong's 1996: </a> </span><span class="str2">To collect, gather together, assemble. From epi and sunago; to collect upon the same place.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8134;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(aut&#275;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chicks</span><br /><span class="grk">&#957;&#959;&#963;&#963;&#943;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(nossia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A nestling, the young of birds. Diminutive of neossos; a birdling.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8017;&#960;&#8056;</span> <span class="translit">(hypo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5259.htm">Strong's 5259: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[her]</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#8048;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(tas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wings,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#964;&#941;&#961;&#965;&#947;&#945;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(pterygas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4420.htm">Strong's 4420: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wing, pinion. From a derivative of petomai; a wing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you were unwilling!</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7968;&#952;&#949;&#955;&#942;&#963;&#945;&#964;&#949;</span> <span class="translit">(&#275;thel&#275;sate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 23:37 Jerusalem Jerusalem who kills the prophets (Matt. 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