Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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!
Jerusalem
And ye
General references
Bible References
Jerusalem
Luke 19:41
And when Jesus got close and saw the city [of Jerusalem], He cried over it,
Matthew 23:37
"O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [you people] who murdered the prophets and stoned those who were sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather you people together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Killest
Matthew 21:35
But the tenant farmers took the farm owner's slaves and beat one, killed another and stoned another.
Matthew 22:6
But the rest of them grabbed his servants, physically abused them and [finally] killed them.
Acts 7:52
Which one of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? They [even] killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One [i.e., Jesus], whom you people betrayed and murdered.
Acts 8:1
And Saul was in full agreement with Stephen being put to death. And a great persecution broke out against the Jerusalem church, and all the disciples, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the districts of Judea and Samaria.
Revelation 11:8
And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city [Note: See the following passages on this "great city," 14:8; 16:19; 17:5,18; 18:2,10,16,18,19,21] where the Lord was crucified, which is spiritually called Sodom, or Egypt.
Thy
Luke 19:44
They will throw you and your children, [who are] within your walls, to the ground and they will not allow one stone to remain on top of another in your city because you did not recognize that [God was] visiting you." [Note: This "visitation" refers either to the redemption which they had rejected or to the punishment of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70].
Luke 23:28
But Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem [i.e., women citizens], do not cry over me, but cry over yourselves and your children.
Galatians 4:25
Now this woman, Hagar, is similar to Mount Sinai, in Arabia, and represents the present [earthly] Jerusalem [i.e., Israel], consisting of children in bondage [to the law of Moses].
And ye
Luke 15:28
But the older son got angry and refused to go into [the house]. So, his father came out and pleaded with him [i.e., to come in and join the celebration].
Matthew 22:3
He sent his servants out to call those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.
Acts 3:14
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One [His rightful freedom] and asked for a murderer to be released to you [instead].
General references
Matthew 21:35
But the tenant farmers took the farm owner's slaves and beat one, killed another and stoned another.
Luke 3:20
to top it off, Herod put John in prison.
John 7:34
You people will be looking for me, but you will not find me; and you will not be able to go where I will be."