King James Version
Matthew 23:38 in the King James Version says “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.”
Matthew 23:38 · KJV
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth , till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“house”
G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
“desolate”
G2048lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, g5561 being implied)
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