Luke 23:30
“Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there were also two other malefactors,.... Not that Christ was one, though indeed he was looked upon and treated as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To the mountains, Fall on us ... - This is an image of great calamities and judgments. So great will be the calamities…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Mountains, fall on us - As this refers to the destruction of Jerusalem, and as the same expressions are used, Rev 6:16,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 23:26-31
We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. It is strange with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
to the mountains, Fall on us Comp. Hos 10:8. Hundreds of the Jews at the end of the siege hid themselves in subterranean…
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