Luke 21:23

“But woe unto them that are with-child, etc.] (See Gill on “<402419>Matthew 24:19”). For there shall be great distress in the land; of Judea. The Greek word anagkh, here used, properly signifies “necessity”, but here intends afflictions and distress; in which sense it is often used by the Septuagint, as in (<19A706>Psalm 107:6,13,19,28 119:143 <240915>Jeremiah 9:15) and it is also by the Targumists adopted into their language, and used in the same sense f648: and indeed, the distress was very great, and such a time of tribulation, as was never known since the beginning of the world, nor never will be the like; what with the enemy without, and their seditions and divisions within, the…”

“woe unto--"alas for." with child, &c.--from the greater suffering it would involve; as also "flight in winter, and on the sabbath," which they were to "pray" against (Mat 24:20), the one as more trying to the body, the other to the soul. "For then shall be tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world, nor ever shall be"--language not unusual in the Old Testament for tremendous calamities, though of this it may perhaps be literally said, "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved, but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" (Mat 24:21-22). But for this merciful "shortening," brought about by a remarkable concurrence of causes, the…”

“The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24:0. All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words that did not occur in that chapter. Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle - that you are always to depend on God for aid in all your trials. See Mark 13:11. Luke 21:15 A mouth - Eloquence, ability to speak as the…”

“woe: Luk 23:29; Deu 28:56, Deu 28:57; Lam 4:10; Heb 9:12-17, Heb 13:16; Mat 24:19; Mar 13:17 great: Luk 19:27, Luk 19:43; Mat 21:41, Mat 21:44; Th1 2:16; Heb 10:26-31; Jam 5:1; Pe1 4:17 Luke 21:24”