Woe, &c. Compare Matthew 5:9, and see App-126.
tombs. Greek. taphoi. There are four at the base of Olivet: those of Zechariah, Absalom, Jehoshaphat, and St. James; but there is no authority for these names.
garnish. adorn or decorate. Perhaps being whitened just then, before the Passover.
sepulchers. mnemia = monuments.