KJV King James Version
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 23:28
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
WEB World English Bible
But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
ASV American Standard Version
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus having turned unto them, said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;
Surrounding context — Luke 23
25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear [it] after Jesus.
27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
στραφεὶςG4762 · strephōto turnδὲG1161 · dethenπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτὰςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayθυγατέρεςG2364 · thugatērdaughterἸερουσαλήμ,G2419 · HierousalēmJerusalemμὴG3361 · mēnotκλαίετεG2799 · klaiōto weepἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἐμέ,G1473 · egōI/weπλὴνG4133 · plēnbut/howeverἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἑαυτὰςG1438 · heautouthemselfκλαίετεG2799 · klaiōto weepκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoτέκναG5043 · teknonchildὑμῶν.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Song of Solomon 8:4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.Song of Solomon 2:7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.Song of Solomon 3:10He made the pillars thereof [of] silver, the bottom thereof [of] gold, the covering of it [of] purple, the midst thereof being paved [with] love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I [am] sick of love.Song of Solomon 1:5I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.Song of Solomon 3:5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
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