Lukas 23:30

30 Alsdan zullen zij beginnen te zeggen tot de bergen: Valt op ons; en tot de heuvelen: Bedekt ons.

Lukas 23:30 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:30

Then shall they begin to say
The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read, "then shall ye begin to say"; the tribulation being so great, as never was the like since the creation of the world, nor never will be to the end of it; and being so sore pressed with the sword and famine; with the enemy without, and divisions, robberies, and murders within; and their miseries being inexpressible, and intolerable, they will seek to go into the holes of the rocks, and caves of the earth, as is prophesied of them, ( Isaiah 2:19 ) and as Josephus says, many of them did, when the city was taken; and, like those in ( Hosea 10:8 ) will say, "to the mountains fall on us, and to the hills cover us"; will choose rather that the mountains and hills round about Jerusalem, should fall upon them, and they be buried under the ruins of them, than live in such terrible distress, or fall into the hands of their enemies! Compare with this ( Revelation 6:15 Revelation 6:16 ) .

Lukas 23:30 In-Context

28 En Jezus, Zich tot haar kerende zeide: Gij dochters van Jeruzalem! weent niet over Mij, maar weent over uzelven, en over uw kinderen.

29 Want ziet, er komen dagen, in welke men zeggen zal: Zalig zijn de onvruchtbaren, en de buiken, die niet gebaard hebben, en de borsten, die niet gezoogd hebben.

30 Alsdan zullen zij beginnen te zeggen tot de bergen: Valt op ons; en tot de heuvelen: Bedekt ons.

31 Want indien zij dit doen aan het groene hout, wat zal aan het dorre geschieden?

32 En er werden ook twee anderen, zijnde kwaaddoeners, geleid, om met Hem gedood te worden.