Luke 19:43

New International Reader's Version

The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:14

There was once a small city. Only a few people lived there. A powerful king attacked it. He brought in war machines all around it.

Isaiah 37:33

“Here is a message from me about the king of Assyria. I say, “ ‘He will not enter this city. He will not even shoot an arrow at it. He will not come near it with a shield. He will not build a ramp in order to climb over its walls.

Ezekiel 26:8

He will go to war against you. He will destroy your settlements on the coast. He will bring in war machines to attack you. A ramp will be built up to your walls. He will raise his shields against you.

Ezekiel 4:2

Then pretend to surround it and attack it. Make some little models of war machines. Build a ramp up to it. Set camps up around it. Surround it with models of logs to be used for knocking down its gates.

Matthew 22:7

The king became very angry. He sent his army to destroy them. They killed those murderers and burned their city.

Luke 19:42

He said, “I wish you had known today what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.