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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’t let me. <a href="/esv/luke/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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! <a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those having been sent to her, how often I have wanted to gather your children, the way that a hen gathers her brood under the wings, and you were not willing. <a href="/kjv/luke/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nkjv/luke/13.htm">New King James Version</a> “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 brood under her wings, but you were not willing! <a href="/nasb_/luke/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and you were unwilling! <a href="/nasb/luke/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it! <a href="/nasb77/luke/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it! <a href="/lsb/luke/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you did not want it! <a href="/amp/luke/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I have wanted to gather your children together [around Me], just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were not willing! <a href="/csb/luke/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “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! <a href="/hcsb/luke/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#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, but you were not willing! <a href="/asv/luke/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 own brood under her wings, and ye would not! <a href="/cev/luke/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/luke/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 own brood under her wings, and ye would not! <a href="/gwt/luke/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "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! <a href="/gnt/luke/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, you 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! <a href="/isv/luke/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 people were unwilling! <a href="/msb/luke/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/net/luke/13.htm">NET Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nheb/luke/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused. <a href="/wbt/luke/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not! <a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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 just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not come! <a href="/web/luke/13.htm">World English Bible</a> “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her, how often I willed to gather together your children, as a hen [gathers] her brood under the wings, and you did not will. <a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those having been sent to her, how often I have wanted to gather your children, the way that a hen gathers her brood under the wings, and you were not willing. <a href="/ylt/luke/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will. <a href="/slt/luke/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and striking with stones those having been sent to her; how often I wished to gather thy children together, which manner a hen her young brood under the wings, and ye would not!<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and thou wouldest not? <a href="/cpdv/luke/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, and you stone those who are sent to you. Daily, I wanted to gather together your children, in the manner of a bird with her nest under her wings, but you were not willing! <a href="/nabre/luke/13.htm">New American Bible</a> “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 brood under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/nrsvce/luke/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murderess of prophets, and stoner of those who are sent to her! how many times I longed to gather your children together, as a hen which gathers her chickens under her wings, but you were not willing! <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you have murdered The Prophets and you have stoned those who were sent to her. How many times I have desired to gather your children as a hen that gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing!”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that 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. <a href="/godbey/luke/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <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 thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not! <a href="/mace/luke/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those, who are sent unto thee: how often would I have gather'd thy children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?" <a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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 just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not come! <a href="/worrell/luke/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often I wished to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is abandoned to you!<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen <Fr>gathers<FR> her brood under <Fr>her<FR> wings, and ye would not?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/13-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5802" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">Lament over Jerusalem</a> …33Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem. 34<a href="/greek/2419.htm" title="2419: Ierousalēm (N-VFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.">O Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/greek/2419.htm" title="2419: Ierousalēm (N-VFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.">Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (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: prophētas (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: autēn (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: ēthelēsa (V-AIA-1S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">I have longed</a> <a href="/greek/1996.htm" title="1996: episynaxai (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 gathers</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautēs (RefPro-GF3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3555.htm" title="3555: nossian (N-AFS) -- A brood of young birds. From neossos; a brood.">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 her</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."></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: ēthelēsate (V-AIA-2P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">you were unwilling!</a> 35Look, 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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> 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! <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37</a> This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a> All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations, <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a> He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8</a> 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! <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-39</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a> 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— <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a> These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4</a> Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a> From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31-32</a> 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’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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!Jerusalem.<a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41,42</a> And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, … <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou 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 her wings, and ye would not! … killest.<a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm">2 Chronicles 24:21,22</a> And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD… <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15,16</a> 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: … <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.how.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-29.htm">Deuteronomy 5:29</a> O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!<a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Deuteronomy 32:29</a> O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!<a href="/psalms/81-10.htm">Psalm 81:10,13</a> I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it… thy.<a href="/luke/19-44.htm">Luke 19:44</a> And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.<a href="/luke/23-28.htm">Luke 23:28</a> But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.<a href="/psalms/149-2.htm">Psalm 149:2</a> Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.as.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11,12</a> As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: … <a href="/ruth/2-12.htm">Ruth 2:12</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/17-8.htm">Psalm 17:8</a> Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,and ye.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/3-8.htm">Brood</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Chicks</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Children</a> <a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/luke/11-23.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/luke/11-23.htm">Gathers</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Hen</a> <a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/luke/13-31.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Killest</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/luke/12-5.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/luke/8-29.htm">Often</a> <a href="/luke/13-28.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/mark/16-11.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/luke/11-11.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Stonest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-13.htm">Stoneth</a> <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Stoning</a> <a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/luke/12-47.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/luke/10-29.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/13-5.htm">Brood</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Chicks</a> <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/luke/15-13.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Gathers</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-18.htm">Hen</a> <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/james/2-11.htm">Killest</a> <a href="/john/16-2.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/john/16-2.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/luke/18-3.htm">Often</a> <a href="/luke/16-16.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/luke/15-28.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/luke/17-2.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/luke/19-40.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Stonest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-6.htm">Stoneth</a> <a href="/john/10-32.htm">Stoning</a> <a href="/luke/15-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 13</div>1. <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Jesus preaches repentance upon the punishment of the Galilaeans and others.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">The fruitless fig tree may not stand.</a> 10. <a href="/luke/13-10.htm">He heals the crooked woman;</a> 18. <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">shows the powerful working of the word, by the parable of the grain of mustard seed, </a> 20. <a href="/luke/13-20.htm">and of leaven;</a> 22. <a href="/luke/13-22.htm">exhorts to enter in at the strait gate;</a> 31. <a href="/luke/13-31.htm">and reproves Herod and Jerusalem.</a> </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, the capital of Israel, holds significant religious and historical importance as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. It symbolizes the heart of the Jewish nation and its spiritual state. The repetition of the name indicates a personal and profound sorrow, similar to other biblical instances where names are repeated for emphasis (e.g., "Martha, Martha" in <a href="/luke/10-41.htm">Luke 10:41</a>).who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her This phrase highlights the historical pattern of Israel's rejection of God's messengers. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Zechariah faced persecution and death for delivering God's messages. Stoning was a common method of execution for perceived blasphemy or false prophecy, reflecting the severity of the rejection. This pattern of resistance to divine correction is a recurring theme in the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20-21</a>).how often I have longed to gather your children together This expresses Jesus' desire to protect and nurture the people of Jerusalem, akin to God's repeated calls for Israel to return to Him throughout the Old Testament. It reflects God's patience and persistent love, despite Israel's continual disobedience. This longing is reminiscent of God's covenantal promises and His desire for a relationship with His people (e.g., <a href="/hosea/11.htm">Hosea 11:1-4</a>).as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings This metaphor illustrates protection, care, and intimacy. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the imagery of a bird sheltering its young is a common symbol of divine protection (e.g., <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a>). It conveys the safety and security found in God's presence, contrasting with the vulnerability of those who reject Him.but you were unwilling! This highlights the tragic reality of Jerusalem's resistance to Jesus' offer of salvation and protection. It underscores human free will and the consequences of rejecting God's grace. This unwillingness is a fulfillment of prophetic warnings about Israel's hardness of heart (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>) and foreshadows the impending judgment and destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city is central to Jewish identity and worship, often representing the people of Israel as a whole. It is a place of both spiritual significance and historical rebellion against God's messengers. 2. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> These are God's messengers sent to guide, warn, and call the people of Israel back to faithfulness. Historically, many prophets faced rejection and persecution. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The speaker of this verse, expressing His lament over Jerusalem's repeated rejection of God's messengers and His own ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/c/chicks_and_hen_imagery.htm">Chicks and Hen Imagery</a> This metaphor illustrates Jesus' desire to protect and nurture the people of Jerusalem, highlighting His compassion and care. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rejection.htm">Rejection</a> The event of Jerusalem's unwillingness to accept Jesus and the prophets, leading to spiritual consequences.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_persistent_love.htm">God's Persistent Love</a> Despite repeated rejection, God's desire to gather and protect His people remains steadfast. This teaches us about the depth of God's love and patience. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejection.htm">The Consequences of Rejection</a> Jerusalem's history of rejecting prophets serves as a warning about the spiritual consequences of turning away from God's message. <a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_jesus.htm">The Heart of Jesus</a> Jesus' lament reveals His deep compassion and sorrow for those who reject Him. Believers are called to share in this compassion for the lost. <a href="/topical/p/protection_under_god's_wings.htm">Protection Under God's Wings</a> The imagery of a hen gathering her chicks underlines the safety and security found in God's presence. Believers are encouraged to seek refuge in Him. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a> The unwillingness of Jerusalem serves as a reminder to be receptive to God's call and guidance in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 13</a> <a href="/q/does_he_understand_us.htm">How does a hen gather her chicks?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_a_hen_gather_her_chicks.htm">How does a hen gather her chicks?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'this_generation'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'This generation will not pass'?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jerusalem_'established_forever'.htm">Psalm 48:8: In what sense is the city “established forever” if Jerusalem has repeatedly fallen under foreign rule and been rebuilt? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34, 35) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets.--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/23-37.htm" title="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!">Matthew 23:37-39</a>. Here, as in other like cases, we have to choose between the alternatives of the words having been spoken on two different though similar occasions, or of one of the Evangelists misplacing the words which were actually spoken but once. As with most other passages thus re-appearing in a different context, I hold the former to be by far the most probable. In each report, it may be noted, they fit into the context with a perfectly natural coherence.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee! This exquisite and moving apostrophe was uttered in similar language in the Passion-week, just as Jesus was leaving the temple for the last time. It was spoken here with rare appropriateness in the first instance after the promise of sad irony that the holy city should not be deprived of the spectacle of the Teacher-Prophet's death. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!" It was a farewell to the holy city. It was the sorrowful summing-up of the tenderest love of centuries. Never had earthly city been loved like this. There the anointed of the Eternal were to fix their home. There the stately shrine for the service of the invisible King of Israel was to keep watch and ward over the favoured capital of the chosen race. There the visible presence of the Lord God Almighty, the Glory and the Pride of the people, was ever and anon to rest. And in this solemn last farewell, the Master looked back through the vista of the past ages of Jerusalem's history, It was a dark and gloomy contemplation. It had been all along the wicked chief city of a wicked people, of a people who had thrown away the fairest chances ever offered to men - the city of a people whose annals were memorable for deeds of blood, for the most striking ingratitude, for incapacity, for folly shading into crime. Not once nor twice in that dark story of Israel chosen messengers of the invisible King had visited the city he loved so well. These were invested with the high credentials which belong to envoys from the King of kings, with a voice sweeter and more persuasive, with a power grander and more far-reaching than were the common heritage of men; and these envoys, his prophets, they had maltreated, persecuted, murdered. How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings! God's great love to Israel had been imaged in the far back days of the people, when Moses judged them, under a similar metaphor. Then it was the eagle fluttering over her young and bearing them on her wings; now it is slightly altered to one if possible more tender and loving, certainly more homely. How often in bygone days would the almighty wings, indeed, had Israel only wished it, have been spread out over them a sure shelter! Now the time of grace was over, and the almighty wings were folded. And ye would not! Sad privilege, specially mentioned here by the Divine Teacher, this freedom of man's will to resist the grace of God. "Ye would not," says the Master, thus joining the generation who heard his voice to the stiffnecked Israel of the days of the wicked kings. <a href="/commentaries/luke/13-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>O Jerusalem, Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Ierousalēm) Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2419.htm">Strong's 2419: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine. Jerusalem, Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalēm) Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2419.htm">Strong's 2419: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine. who ἡ (hē) Article - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kills ἀποκτείνουσα (apokteinousa) Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prophets προφήτας (prophētas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. stones λιθοβολοῦσα (lithobolousa) Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3036.htm">Strong's 3036: </a> To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate. those τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sent ἀπεσταλμένους (apestalmenous) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. her! αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. How often ποσάκις (posakis) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4212.htm">Strong's 4212: </a> How often, how many times. Multiplicative from posos; how many times. I have longed ἠθέλησα (ēthelēsa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to gather ἐπισυνάξαι (episynaxai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1996.htm">Strong's 1996: </a> To collect, gather together, assemble. From epi and sunago; to collect upon the same place. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. children {together} τέκνα (tekna) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5043.htm">Strong's 5043: </a> A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child. as τρόπον (tropon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> From the same as trope; a turn, i.e. mode or style; figuratively, deportment or character. a hen [gathers] ὄρνις (ornis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> A bird, fowl, hen. Probably from a prolonged form of the base of oros; a bird, i.e., a hen. her ἑαυτῆς (heautēs) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. chicks νοσσιὰν (nossian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3555.htm">Strong's 3555: </a> A brood of young birds. From neossos; a brood. under [her] ὑπὸ (hypo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5259.htm">Strong's 5259: </a> A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when). wings, πτέρυγας (pterygas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4420.htm">Strong's 4420: </a> A wing, pinion. From a derivative of petomai; a wing. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you were unwilling. ἠθελήσατε (ēthelēsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 13:34 Jerusalem Jerusalem that kills the prophets (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/13-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 13:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 13:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/13-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 13:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 13:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>