King James Version
Luke 19:43 in the King James Version says “For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep t...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,”
Luke 19:43 · KJV
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein , and them that bought;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“upon”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“enemies”
G2190hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially satan)
“a trench”
G5482a stake, i.e., (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“in”
G4912to hold together, i.e., to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy
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