KJV King James Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
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Luke 23:30
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
WEB World English Bible
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
ASV American Standard Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us;—
Surrounding context — Luke 23
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?
32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
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τότεG5119 · totethenἄρξονταιG757 · archōbe firstλέγεινG3004 · legōto sayτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄρεσιν·G3735 · orosmountainπέσετεG4098 · piptōto collapseἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἡμᾶς·G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoβουνοῖς·G1015 · bounoshillκαλύψατεG2572 · kaluptōto coverἡμᾶς.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Revelation 6:16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:Hosea 10:8The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.Isaiah 2:19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.Revelation 9:6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
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