What Does Luke 21:34 Mean?

“take heed”

(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e., pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to

“And”

but, and, etc

“to yourselves”

(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc

“lest at any time”

not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps)

“be overcharged”

to burden (figuratively)

“your”

of (from or concerning) you

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“hearts”

the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle

“with”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

“surfeiting”

properly, a headache (as a seizure of pain) from drunkenness, i.e., (by implication) a debauch (by analogy, a glut)

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“drunkenness”

an intoxicant, i.e., (by implication) intoxication

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“cares”

solicitude

“of this life”

relating to the present existence

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“unawares”

unexpected, i.e., (adverbially) suddenly

“upon”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

“you”

you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)

“come”

to stand upon, i.e., be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“day”

day, 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

“so that”

that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed