Luke 19:44

“And shall lay thee even with the ground, etc.] Beat down all the houses in it, the stately edifices, and even the temple itself; (see Gill on “<402402>Matthew 24:2”) and thy children within thee; that is, the inhabitants of the place should be slain with the sword of the enemy, and so fall to the ground, and lie upon it; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon anther; such a consummate, and entire desolation shall be made, as was foretold by Daniel, (<270927>Daniel 9:27) because thou knowest not the time of thy visitation; in which the dayspring from on high had visited them with his personal presence, preaching among them, and working miracles; and yet they knew him not, but…”

“He wept over it - Showing his compassion for the guilty city, and his strong sense of the evils that were about to come upon it. See the notes at Matthew 23:37-39. As he entered the city he passed over the Mount of Olives. From that mountain there was a full and magnificent view of the city. See the notes at Matthew 21:1. The view of the splendid capital - the knowledge of its crimes - the remembrance of the mercies of God toward it - the certainty that it might have been spared if it had received the prophets and himself - the knowledge that it was about to put “him,” their long-expected Messiah, to death, and “for” that to be given up to utter desolation - affected his heart, and the…”

“And thy children within thee - All the Jews were at that time gathered together, it being the time of the passover. They shall not leave in thee one stone upon another - Only three towers were left standing for a time, to show the former strength and magnificence of the place. But these likewise were afterward levelled with the ground. Luke 19:45”

“lay: Kg1 9:7, Kg1 9:8; Mic 3:12 thy children: Luk 13:34, Luk 13:35; Mat 23:37, Mat 23:38 leave: Luk 21:6; Mat 24:2; Mar 13:2 because: Luk 19:42, Luk 1:68, Luk 1:78; Lam 1:8; Dan 9:24; Joh 3:18-21; Pe1 2:12 Luke 19:45”