Matthew 23:38
Look, your house is left to you desolate!
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- Jer 22:5 : 5 But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the LORD, affirm it!”
- Mark 13:14 : 14 The Abomination of Desolation“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be”(let the reader understand),“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
- Luke 21:24 : 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- Acts 6:13-14 : 13 They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law. 14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- Luke 13:35 : 35 Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say,‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- Luke 19:43-44 : 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will demolish you– you and your children within your walls– and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
- Luke 21:6 : 6 “As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
- Luke 21:20 : 20 The Desolation of Jerusalem“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
- Dan 9:26 : 26 Now after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. As for the city and the sanctuary, the people of the coming prince will destroy them. But his end will come speedily like a flood. Until the end of the war that has been decreed there will be destruction.
- Zech 11:1-2 : 1 The History and Future of Judah’s Wicked Kings Open your gates, Lebanon, so that the fire may consume your cedars. 2 Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.
- Zech 11:6 : 6 Indeed, I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land,” says the LORD,“but instead I will turn every last person over to his neighbor and his king. They will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from them.”
- Zech 14:1-2 : 1 The Sovereignty of the Lord A day of the LORD is about to come when your possessions will be divided as plunder in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.
- Matt 24:2 : 2 And he said to them,“Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
- 1 Kgs 9:7 : 7 then I will remove Israel from the land I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed among all the nations.
- 2 Chr 7:20-21 : 20 then I will remove you from my land I have given you, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and I will make you an object of mockery and ridicule among all the nations. 21 As for this temple, which was once majestic, everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say,‘Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?’
- Ps 69:24 : 24 Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!
- Isa 64:10-12 : 10 Your chosen cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem, a desolate ruin. 11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy, the place where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire; all our prized possessions have been destroyed. 12 In light of all this, how can you still hold back, LORD? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?
- Jer 7:9-9 : 9 You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known. 10 Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say,“We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins! 11 Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the LORD. 12 So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did. 13 You also have done all these things, says the LORD, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent! 14 So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, just like I destroyed Shiloh.
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- Luke 13:34-352 verses90%
34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!
35 Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say,‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- Matt 23:36-372 verses80%
36 I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!
37 Judgment on Israel“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!
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39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say,‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- Luke 19:41-444 verses78%
41 Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
42 saying,“If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.
44 They will demolish you– you and your children within your walls– and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
- Matt 24:1-22 verses76%
1 The Destruction of the Temple Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings.
2 And he said to them,“Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
- Mark 13:1-22 verses75%
1 The Destruction of the Temple Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him,“Teacher, look at these tremendous stones and buildings!”
2 Jesus said to him,“Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
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6 “As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
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20 The Desolation of Jerusalem“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
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8 So take warning, Jerusalem, or I will abandon you in disgust and make you desolate, a place where no one can live.”
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46 saying to them,“It is written,‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of robbers!”
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9 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies told me this:“Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.
- Luke 23:28-292 verses71%
28 But Jesus turned to them and said,“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say,‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!’
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34 “For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
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13 And he said to them,“It is written,‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”
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28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out.
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12 The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.
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5 But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the LORD, affirm it!”
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39 So I will carry you far off and throw you away. I will send both you and the city I gave to you and to your ancestors out of my sight.
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17 Then he began to teach them and said,“Is it not written:‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!”
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2 “The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.
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12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!
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11 Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the LORD.
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44 Then it says,‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.
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43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
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17 ‘Look, a time is coming when everything in your palace and the things your ancestors have accumulated to this day will be carried away to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the LORD.
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8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying,‘Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?’
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47 Woe to you! You build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.
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32 I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled.
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6 ‘Look, a time is coming when everything in your palace and the things your ancestors have accumulated to this day will be carried away to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the LORD.
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9 ‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little. And when you would bring it home, I would blow it right away. Why?’ asks the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!
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10 For the fortified city is left alone; it is a deserted settlement and abandoned like the wilderness. Calves graze there; they lie down there and eat its branches bare.
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23 Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
- Matt 23:31-322 verses69%
31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!
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22 Finally the LORD could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses.
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26 No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever,” says the LORD.
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10 Your chosen cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem, a desolate ruin.
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11 The LORD said,“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.”
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15 The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.
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14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.
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26 Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground.
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21 As for this temple, which was once majestic, everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say,‘Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?’