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King James Bible - Luke 19:43

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:43

Porque vendr�n días sobre ti, que tus enemigos te cercar�n con baluarte, y te pondr�n cerco, y de todas partes te pondr�n en estrecho,

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 19:43

Verse 43. Cast a trench about thee] This was literally fulfilled when this city was besieged by Titus. Josephus gives a very particular account of the building of this wall, which he says was effected in three days, though it was not less than thirty-nine furlongs in circumference; and that, when this wall and trench were completed, the Jews were so enclosed on every side that no person could escape out of the city, and no provision could be brought in, so that they were reduced to the most terrible distress by the famine which ensued. The whole account is well worth the reader's attention. See Josephus, War, book v. chap. xxii. sec. 1, 2, 3.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 43. For the days shall come upon thee , etc.] Suddenly, and very quickly, as they did within forty years after this: that thine enemies ; the Romans, and such the Jews took them to be, and might easily understand who our Lord meant: shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side : which was not only verified in the Roman armies closely besieging them; but particularly in this, as Josephus relates that Titus built a wall about the city, of thirty nine furlongs long, and thirteen forts in it which reached ten furlongs, and all done in three days time; by which means they were pent up, starved, and famished, and reduced to inexpressible distress.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 41-48 - Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries tha awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious bloo was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely thos cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, tha though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he executed awful vengeance upon it Though he delights not in the death of a sinner, yet he will surel bring to pass his awful threatenings on those who neglect his salvation. The Son of God did not weep vain and causeless tears, no for a light matter, nor for himself. He knows the value of souls, the weight of guilt, and how low it will press and sink mankind. May he then come and cleanse our hearts by his Spirit, from all that defiles May sinners, on every side, become attentive to the words of truth an salvation __________________________________________________________________

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Greek Textus Receptus

οτι 3754 CONJ ηξουσιν 2240 5692 V-FAI-3P ημεραι 2250 N-NPF επι 1909 PREP σε 4571 P-2AS και 2532 CONJ περιβαλουσιν 4016 5692 V-FAI-3P οι 3588 T-NPM εχθροι 2190 A-NPM σου 4675 P-2GS χαρακα 5482 N-ASM σοι 4671 P-2DS και 2532 CONJ περικυκλωσουσιν 4033 5692 V-FAI-3P σε 4571 P-2AS και 2532 CONJ συνεξουσιν 4912 5692 V-FAI-3P σε 4571 P-2AS παντοθεν 3840 ADV

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

43. A trench (caraka). Rev., correctly, as Tynd., a bank. Only here in New Testament. The word literally means a pointed stake, used in fortifying the intrenchments of a camp, and thence the palisade itself. In fortifying a camp or besieging a city, a ditch was dug round the entire circuit, and the earth from it thrown up into a wall, upon which sharp stakes were fixed. Every Roman soldier carried three or four of these stakes on the march. Wyc., with pale.

Keep thee in (sunexousin). See on ch. iv. 38.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

19:43 {Shall cast up a bank} (parembalousin caraka). Future active indicative of paremballw, a double compound (para, en, ballw) of long usage, finally in a military sense of line of battle or in camp. Here alone in the N.T. So also the word caraka (carax) for bank, stake, palisade, rampart, is here alone in the N.T., though common enough in the old Greek. {Compass thee round} (perikuklwsousin se). Future active indicative. Another common compound to make a circle (kuklos) around (peri), though here only in the N.T. {Keep thee in} (sunexousin se). Shall hold thee together on every side (pantoqen). See about sunecw on #4:38.