Luke 19:42
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.
Study Note
Study Note
Jesus' lament over Jerusalem — 'If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace!' — is the most poignant expression in Luke's gospel of prophetic grief over missed kairos. The word 'peace' (eirēnē / shalom) is deeply charged: Jerusalem literally means 'city of peace' and its Davidic vocation was to be the centre of God's shalom for the nations — a vocation Luke shows it tragically forfeiting. The prophetic announcement of destruction that follows (verses 43-44) draws on siege-warfare imagery from the prophets (Isaiah 29:3; Ezekiel 4:2), fulfilled in the Roman siege of 70 CE. Luke 13:34-35 provides an earlier version of the same lament, establishing it as a sustained Lukan theme of the city's tragic blindness to its own salvation.
Other Translations
saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
saying--`If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.
Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.
Cross References
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, …
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as …
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that …
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: …
For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets …
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with …
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive …
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; …