Matthew 23:37

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, etc.] The metropolis of Judea, the seat of the kings of Judah, yea, the city of the great king; the place of divine worship, once the holy and faithful city, the joy of the whole earth; wherefore it was strange that the following things should be said of it. The word is repeated to show our Lord’s affection and concern for that city, as well as to upbraid it with its name, dignity, and privileges; and designs not the building of the city, but the inhabitants of it; and these not all, but the rulers and governors of it, civil and ecclesiastical; especially the great sanhedrim, which were held in it, to whom best belong the descriptive characters of killing the…”

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, &c.--How ineffably grand and melting is this apostrophe! It is the very heart of God pouring itself forth through human flesh and speech. It is this incarnation of the innermost life and love of Deity, pleading with men, bleeding for them, and ascending only to open His arms to them and win them back by the power of this story of matchless love, that has conquered the world, that will yet "draw all men unto Him," and beautify and ennoble Humanity itself! "Jerusalem" here does not mean the mere city or its inhabitants; nor is it to be viewed merely as the metropolis of the nation, but as the…”

“O Jerusalem ... - See the notes at Luke 19:41-42. Would I have gathered - Would have protected and saved. Thy children - Thy people. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Luk 13:34. Matthew 23:38”

“23:37 Despite the severe judgment Jesus had just leveled against Israel (23:29-36), he truly longed for them to repent and receive God’s grace. • as a hen: An image of protective care (see also Deut 32:11; Ruth 2:12; Pss 17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 91:4).”

“Jerusalem: Jer 4:14, Jer 6:8; Luk 13:34; Rev 11:8 thou: Mat 23:30, Mat 5:12, Mat 21:35, Mat 21:36, Mat 22:6; Ch2 24:21, Ch2 24:22; Neh 9:26; Jer 2:30, Jer 26:23; Mar 12:3-6; Luk 20:11-14; Act 7:51, Act 7:52; Th1 2:15; Rev 11:7, Rev 17:6 how: Ch2 36:15, Ch2 36:16; Psa 81:8-11; Jer 6:16, Jer 6:17, Jer 11:7, Jer 11:8, Jer 25:3-7, Jer 35:15; Jer 42:9-13, Jer 44:4; Zac 1:4 even: Deu 32:11, Deu 32:12; Rut 2:12; Psa 17:8, Psa 36:7, Psa 57:1, Psa 63:7, Psa 91:4 and ye: Mat 22:3; Pro 1:24-31; Isa 50:2; Hos 11:2, Hos 11:7; Luk 14:17-20, Luk 15:28, 19:14-44 Matthew 23:38”