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Your house is left to you desolate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Listen carefully: your house is being left to you desolate [completely abandoned by God and destitute of His protection]!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And now your temple will be deserted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your house will be abandoned, deserted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so your Temple will be abandoned and empty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! Your house is left abandoned! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, your house is abandoned to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/23.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />See, your house will now be left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left to you desolate. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left to you desolate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/23.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, left desolate to you is your house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left to you desolate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold, you house shall be left to you, desolate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, your house shall be abandoned to you, having been deserted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Behold, your house will be abandoned, desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, your house is left to you, desolate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, your house will be left to you desolate.<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 />Behold, your house is left to you desolate!<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/23.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Behold, your house is left to you deserted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/23.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/23.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Behold, your habitation is left unto you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/23.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />know, that your habitation shall be soon turned into a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/23.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />See, your house will now be left to you desolate!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/23.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Behold, your house is left to you desolate!<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/23.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Behold your house shall be left you desolate:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/23-38.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=7034" 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">37</span>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="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">Look,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikos (N-NMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphietai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">is left</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you</a> <a href="/greek/2048.htm" title="2048: erēmos (Adj-NMS) -- Lonesome, i.e. waste.">desolate.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">39</span>For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <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/13-35.htm">Luke 13:35</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a></span><br />I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7-8</a></span><br />then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Zechariah 11:6</a></span><br />For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20-22</a></span><br />then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ / And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a></span><br />Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Jeremiah 7:29</a></span><br />Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26-27</a></span><br />Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. / And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10</a></span><br />For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, your house is left to you desolate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></b></br> And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20,21</a></b></br> Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it <i>to be</i> a proverb and a byword among all nations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24</a></b></br> Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/matthew/23-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-35.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/matthew/24-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/24-26.htm">Waste</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Look,</b><br>This word serves as an imperative, drawing attention to the significance of the statement that follows. It is a call to observe and understand the gravity of the situation. In biblical literature, such calls often precede important declarations or revelations.<p><b>your house</b><br>"Your house" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was central to Jewish worship and identity. The temple was considered the dwelling place of God among His people. Historically, the temple had been a symbol of God's presence and favor, but Jesus' use of "your" indicates a shift, suggesting a separation between God and the temple due to the people's actions.<p><b>is left</b><br>The phrase "is left" implies abandonment or a withdrawal of divine presence. This echoes the prophetic warnings found in the Old Testament, where God warns of leaving His people due to their disobedience (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18-19</a>). It signifies a transition from divine favor to judgment.<p><b>to you</b><br>The phrase "to you" personalizes the message, indicating that the responsibility and consequences of this desolation fall upon the people. It underscores the accountability of the religious leaders and the nation for their rejection of Jesus and His teachings.<p><b>desolate.</b><br>"Desolate" conveys a sense of emptiness and ruin. In the context of the temple, it suggests the absence of God's presence and blessing. This prophecy was fulfilled historically in AD 70 when the Romans destroyed the temple, leaving it in ruins. The desolation also symbolizes the spiritual barrenness that results from rejecting Christ, drawing parallels to other scriptural warnings of desolation due to unfaithfulness (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing the religious leaders and the people of Jerusalem. He is lamenting over the spiritual state of the city and its leaders.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that Jesus is addressing. It is significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, which is implied in the term "your house."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>Referred to as "your house," the Temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish religious life. Jesus' statement foreshadows its destruction and the spiritual desolation of the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees_and_scribes.htm">Pharisees and Scribes</a></b><br>The religious leaders whom Jesus has been addressing in the preceding verses, criticizing their hypocrisy and failure to recognize Him as the Messiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a></b><br>The state of being abandoned or forsaken, which Jesus declares over the house of Israel due to their rejection of Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_spiritual_blindness.htm">Recognition of Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>Jesus' lament over Jerusalem serves as a warning against spiritual blindness and the consequences of rejecting God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejection.htm">The Consequences of Rejection</a></b><br>The desolation of the "house" signifies the serious consequences of rejecting Jesus as the Messiah. It serves as a reminder to remain faithful and receptive to God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a></b><br>The reference to the Temple being left desolate highlights the importance of sincere worship and the danger of empty religious rituals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_judgment.htm">God's Patience and Judgment</a></b><br>While God is patient, there is a time when judgment comes for persistent unbelief and disobedience. This calls for repentance and turning back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the declaration of desolation, there is always hope for restoration through repentance and faith in Christ.<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/what_does_'desolate_house'_mean.htm">What does "Your house will be left desolate" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_church_of_god_in_anderson.htm">What does 'Your house will be left desolate' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_zaphon_in_the_bible.htm">Did Mary agree to Jesus' birth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_any_disciples_of_jesus_married.htm">Were any disciples of Jesus married?</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>(38) <span class= "bld">Your house.</span>--The word "desolate" is omitted in some of the best MSS. The words "your house" may refer either generally to the whole polity of Israel, or more specifically to the "house" in which they gloried, the Temple, which was the joy of their hearts. It had been the house of God, but He, as represented by His Son, was now leaving it for ever. It was <span class= "ital">their</span> house now, not His. We must remember that the words were spoken as our Lord was "departing from the Temple" (<a href="/matthew/24-1.htm" title="And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple.">Matthew 24:1</a>), never to reappear there.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Your house.</span> The temple or Jerusalem, no longer God's habitation. This betokens not only Christ's solemn departure from the sacred precincts; but the withdrawal of God's Spirit from the Jewish Church and nation. <span class="cmt_word">Unto you.</span> Henceforward ye shall have it all to yourselves; my Father and I forsake it; we give it up altogether to you. <span class="cmt_word">Desolate</span>. The word is omitted by some few uncials, but retained by <span class="hebrew">א</span>, C, D, etc., most cursives, the Vulgate, etc. The protecting wing is withdrawn, the Divine presence removed, and the house is indeed deserted (<span class="greek">ἔρημος</span>); (comp. Psalm 59:25; <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/23-38.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">Look,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδοὺ</span> <span class="translit">(idou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<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">house</span><br /><span class="grk">οἶκος</span> <span class="translit">(oikos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dwelling; by implication, a family.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is left</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφίεται</span> <span class="translit">(aphietai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<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">desolate.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔρημος</span> <span class="translit">(erēmos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lonesome, i.e. waste.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 23:38 Behold your house is left to you (Matt. 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