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Luke 23:30 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Luke 23:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 23 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.”
Luke 23:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 23:30
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. This verse quotes Hosea 10:8, applying its prophetic judgment to Jerusalem's coming destruction. The desperation expressed—calling for mountains to crush and hills to bury—indicates terror so extreme that instant death by earthquake seems preferable to facing inevitable calamity. The Greek arxontai legein (ἄρξονται λέγειν, "begin to say") suggests the onset of prolonged anguish, not momentary panic.The dual address to "mountains" (tois oresin, τοῖς ὄρεσιν) and "hills" (tois bounois, τοῖς βουνοῖς) employs Heb...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 23:30
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“Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,,And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:,,,,,,,,”
“the sin of Israel”
“and into the holes of the earth”
“and will in no way find it. They will desire to die”