Luke 13:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Luke 13:34 f. Lament over Jerusalem. Matthew 23:37-39 *. where the setting is more suitable. Lk. omits desolate. For the saying cf. Esther 1:30-33, and also the LXX of Isaiah 16:1 f., a passage which was Messianically interpreted, and has the word desolate and a reference to scattered birds. It is more likely that Luke 13:35 is a prediction of the Parousia than a mere statement (on one of several visits to Jerusalem) that the citizens will not see Jesus again until He comes as a pilgrim to the Passover and hears the usual greeting accorded to pilgrims.

Luke 13:34

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!