Luke 13:34
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!
הערת לימוד
Study Note
Jesus' lament 'O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets' fuses the roles of prophet and mourner, expressing divine grief over the city's persistent rejection of God's messengers. The maternal simile — 'as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings' — is remarkable for its tenderness, evoking the winged protectiveness of the Psalms (Psalms 17:8; 91:4) but now applied to God incarnate standing before a hostile city. The phrase 'and ye would not' (kai ouk ēthelesate) places full responsibility on human refusal, preserving the tension between divine initiative and human freedom that characterises Luke's theology. Matthew 23:37-39 records an identical lament, suggesting it was a preserved logia that both evangelists recognised as theologically definitive for understanding the tragedy of Jerusalem.
תרגומים נוספים
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
`Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not!
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They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;