Luke 13:34 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁴ “Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to her! How often I wished to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you would not!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who continue to kill the prophets and to stone those who are sent to you! How often I have desired and yearned to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen [gathers] her young under her wings, but you would not!

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Common English Bible

³⁴ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who were sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather your people just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you didn’t want that.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, and you stone those who are sent to you. Daily, I wanted to gather together your children, in the manner of a bird with her nest under her wings, but you were not willing!

Luke 13:34 Cross References

Nehemiah 9:26

“But they became disobedient and rebelled against You, and cast Your Torah behind their backs. And they slew Your prophets who had warned them, to bring them back to Yourself. And they worked great blasphemies.

Nehemiah 9:30

“And You had patience with them for many years, and did warn them by Your Spirit, by the hand of Your prophets, yet they would not give ear. Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Psalm 149:2

Let Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 17:8

Guard me as the apple of Your eye. Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

Psalm 36:7

How precious is Your kindness, O Elohim! And the sons of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Psalm 57:1

Show me favour, O Elohim, show me favour! For in You my being is taking refuge; And in the shadow of Your wings I take refuge, Until destruction passes by.

Psalm 81:13

“O, if My people had listened to Me, Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 91:4

He covers you with His feathers, And under His wings you take refuge; His truth is a shield and armour.

Isaiah 30:15

For thus said the Master יהוה, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 50:2

“When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was My hand too short to redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? See, by My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; their fish stink for there is not water, and die of thirst.

Jeremiah 2:30

“In vain have I smitten your children – they received no instruction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 26:23

And they brought Uriyahu from Mitsrayim and brought him to Yehoyaqim the sovereign, who smote him with the sword and threw his dead body into the graves of the common people.

Jeremiah 35:14

“The words of Yonaḏ

Jeremiah 35:17

“Therefore thus said יהוה  Elohim of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus said יהוה, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and find rest for yourselves. But they said, ‘We do not walk in it.’

Lamentations 1:16

“This is why I weep. My eye, my eye is running down with water, Because the comforter, Who could bring back my life, Has been far from me. My children are stunned, For the enemy has prevailed.”

Lamentations 4:13

It was because of the sins of her prophets, The crookednesses of her priests, Who shed in her midst the blood of the righteous.

Hosea 11:2

“They called to them, so they went from their face. They slaughtered to the Baʽ

Hosea 11:7

“My people are bent towards backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He lifts none of them up.

Joel 2:23

And you children of Tsiyon, be glad and rejoice in יהוה  your Elohim, for He shall give you the Teacher of Righteousness, and cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.

Zechariah 1:4

“Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה  of hosts, “Turn back now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not obey or give heed to Me,” declares יהוה.

Matthew 22:3

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast. But they would not come.

Matthew 22:6

“And the rest, having seized his servants, insulted and killed them.

Luke 15:28

“And he was wroth and would not go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

Luke 19:44

and dash you to the ground, and your children within you. And they shall not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

Luke 23:28

But יהושע, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Yerushalayim, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

Acts 7:52

“Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who before announced the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers,

Acts 7:59

And they were stoning Stephanos as he was calling and saying, “Master יהושע, receive my spirit.”

Acts 8:1

And Sha’ul was giving approval to his death. And on that day there was a great persecution against the assembly which was at Yerushalayim, and they were all scattered throughout the countries of Yehuḏ

Deuteronomy 32:29

“If they were wise, They would understand this, They would consider their latter end!

Deuteronomy 5:29

‘Oh, that they had such a heart in them, to fear Me and to guard all My commands always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

Revelation 11:8

and their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Seḏ

Ruth 2:12

“יהוה  repay your work, and your reward is complete from יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ