Matthew 23:37

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Hierusalem hierusalem which kyllest prophetes and stonest the which are sent to the: how often wolde I have gadered thy chyldren to gether as the henne gadreth her chickes vnder her winges but ye wolde not:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰερουσαλήμ, Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τοὺς προφήτας, καὶ λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους πρὸς αὐτήν, ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τὰ τέκνα σου, ὃν τρόπον ἐπισυνάγει ὄρνις τὰ νοσσία ἑαυτῆς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας, καὶ οὐκ ἠθελήσατε!

Transliteration

Ierousalēm, Ierousalēm, the one apokteinousa the prophētas, and lithobolousa the ones apestalmenous pros her, how-often ēthelēsa episynagagein the tekna of-you, which tropon episynagei ornis the nossia of-herself under the pterygas, and not ēthelēsate!

Grammar Details

• *Ierousalēm*: vocative - Jerusalem (direct address, repeated for emphasis)
• *hē apokteinousa*: present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular with article - the one killing
• *prophētas*: accusative, masculine, plural - prophets
• *lithobolousa*: present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - stoning
• *apestalmenous*: perfect, passive, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been sent
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *autēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - her
• *posakis*: interrogative adverb - how often/how many times
• *ēthelēsa*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wanted/wished
• *episynagagein*: aorist, active, infinitive - to gather together
• *tekna*: accusative, neuter, plural - children
• *sou*: genitive, singular - of you
• *hon tropon*: accusative of manner - in which manner/way
• *episynagei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - gathers together
• *ornis*: nominative, feminine, singular - bird/hen
• *nossia*: accusative, neuter, plural - young birds/chicks
• *heautēs*: genitive, feminine, singular, reflexive pronoun - of herself
• *hypo*: preposition with accusative - under
• *pterygas*: accusative, feminine, plural - wings
• *ouk ēthelēsate*: aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural with negative - you did not want/wish

Word Meanings

• *apokteinousa*: killing/putting to death/slaying
• *prophētas*: prophets/those who speak for God
• *lithobolousa*: stoning/throwing stones at
• *apestalmenous*: having been sent/commissioned/dispatched
• *ēthelēsa*: wanted/wished/desired
• *episynagagein*: to gather together/collect/bring together
• *tekna*: children/offspring/inhabitants
• *tropon*: manner/way/method
• *episynagei*: gathers together/collects/brings together
• *ornis*: bird/hen/mother bird
• *nossia*: young birds/chicks/brood
• *pterygas*: wings/feathered appendages
• *ēthelēsate*: wanted/wished/were willing

Referenced Verses

• Deut 32:11-12 : 11 As an egle that stereth vpp hyr nest and flotereth ouer hyr younge, he stretched oute his wynges and toke hym vpp and bare hym on his shulders. 12 The Lorde alone was his guyde, and there was no straunge God with him.
• Matt 5:12 : 12 Reioyce and be glad for greate is youre rewarde in heven. For so persecuted they ye Prophetes which were before youre dayes.
• Luke 13:34-35 : 34 O Ierusalem Ierusalem which kyllest prophetes and stonest them that are sent to ye: how often wolde I have gadered thy childre to gedder as the hen gathereth her nest vnder her wynges but ye wolde not. 35 Beholde youre habitacion shalbe left vnto you desolate. For I tell you ye shall not se me vntill the tyme come that ye shall saye blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde.
• Luke 14:17-20 : 17 and sent his servaunt at supper tyme to saye to them that wer bidden come: for all thinges are now redy. 18 And they all atonce begane to make excuse. The fyrst sayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme and I must nedes goo and se it I praye the have me excused. 19 And another sayd: I hove bought fyve yooke of oxen and I goo to prove them I praye the have me excused. 20 The thyrde sayd: I have maried a wyfe and therfore I cannot come.
• Luke 15:28 : 28 And he was angry and wolde not goo in. Then came his father out and entreated him.
• Luke 19:14-44 : 14 But his citesens hated him and sent messengers after him sayinge: We will not have this man to raygne over vs. 15 And it came to passe when he was come agayne and had receaved his kyngdome he comaunded these servautes to be called to him (to whom he gave his money) to witt what every man had done. 16 Then came ye fyrst sayinge: Lorde thy pounde hath encreased ten poude. 17 And he sayde vnto him: Well good servaute because thou wast faithfull in a very lytell thynge take thou auctorite over ten cities. 18 And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde. 19 And to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities. 20 And the thyrde came and sayde: Lorde beholde here thy pounde which I have kepte in a napkyn 21 for I feared the because thou arte a strayte man: thou takest vp that thou laydest not doune and repest that thou dyddest not sowe. 22 And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe? 23 Wherfore then gavest not thou my money into the banke that at my cominge I might have required myne awne with vauntage? 24 And he sayde to them that stode by: take fro him that pounde and geve it him that hath ten poude. 25 And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde. 26 I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him yt hath not eve that he hath shalbe taken from him. 27 Moreover those myne enemys which wolde not that I shuld raigne over them bringe hidder and slee them before me. 28 And when he had thus spoken he proceded forthe before a ssendinge vp to Ierusalem. 29 And it fortuned when he was come nye to Bethphage and Bethany besydes moute olivete he sent two of his disciples 30 sayinge: Goo ye in to the toune which is over agaynste you. In the which assone as ye are come ye shall finde a colte tyed wheron yet never man sate. Lowse him and bringe him hider. 31 And if eny man axe you why that ye loowse him: thus saye vnto him ye LORde hath nede of him. 32 They that were sent went their waye and founde eve as he had sayde vnto the. 33 And as they were aloosinge ye coolte the owners sayde vnto the: why lowse ye ye coolte? 34 And they sayde: for ye Lorde hath nede of him. 35 And they brought him to Iesus. And they cast their raymet on ye colte and set Iesus thero. 36 And as he wet they spredde their clothes in ye waye. 37 And when he was now come wheare he shuld goo doune fro the moute olivete ye whole multitude of ye disciples began to reioyce and to lawde God with a loude voyce for all ye miracles yt they had sene 38 sayinge: Blessed be the kynge that cometh in the name of the Lorde: peace in heave and glory in the hyest. 39 And some of ye Pharises of the copany sayde vnto him: Master rebuke thy disciples. 40 He answered and sayde vnto the: I tell you yf these shuld holde their peace the stones wold crye. 41 And when he was come neare he behelde the citie and wept on it 42 sayinge: Yf thou haddest dest knowen those thinges which belonge vn thy peace eve at this thy tyme. But now are they hydde from thyne eyes. 43 For the dayes shall come vpo the that thy enemys shall cast a banke aboute the and copasse the rounde and kepe the in on every syde 44 and make the even with the grounde with thy chyldren which are in the. And they shall not leve in the one stone vpo another because thou knewest not the tyme of thy visitacion.
• Luke 20:11-14 : 11 And agayne he sent yet another servaunt. And they dyd bet him and foule entreated him also and sent him awaye emptye. 12 Moreover he sent the thyrde to and him they wouded and cast out. 13 Then sayde the LORde of the vyneyarde: what shall I do? I will sende my deare sonne him peradventure they will reverence when they se him. 14 But when the fermers sawe him they thought in them selves sayinge: this is the heyre come let vs kyll him that the inheritaunce maye be oures.
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 Ye stiffenecked and of vncircumcised hertes and eares: ye have all wayes resisted the holy goost: as youre fathers dyd so do ye. 52 Which of the prophetes have not youre fathers persecuted? And they have slayne them which shewed before of the commynge of that iust whom ye have now betrayed and mordred.
• 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 Which as they kylled the LORde Iesus and their awne prophetes even so have they persecuted vs and God they please not and are contrary to all men
• Rev 11:7-8 : 7 And when they have fynysshed their testimony the beste that cam oute of the bottomlesse pytt shall make warre agaynst them and shall overcome them and kyll them. 8 And their boddyes shall lye in the stretes of the greate cite which spritually is called zodom and Egypte where oure LORde was crucified.
• Rev 17:6 : 6 And I sawe the wyfe dronke with the bloud of saynctes and with the bloud of the witnesses of Iesu. And when I sawe her I wondred with grett mervayle.
• Matt 21:35-36 : 35 And ye husbandme caught his servauntes and bet one kylled another and stoned another. 36 Agayne he sent other servantes moo then the fyrst: and they served them lyke wyse.
• Matt 22:3 : 3 and sent forth his servantes to call them that were byd to the weddinge and they wolde not come.
• Matt 22:6 : 6 the remnaunt toke his seruantes and intreated them vngodly and slewe them.
• Matt 23:30 : 30 and saye: Yf we had bene in the dayes of oure fathers we wolde not have bene parteners with them in the bloud of the Prophetes.
• Mark 12:3-6 : 3 And they caught him and bet him and sent him agayne emptye. 4 And moreoever he sent vnto them another servaunt and at him they cast stones and brake his heed and sent him agayne all to revyled. 5 And agayne he sent another and him they kylled: and many other beetynge some and kyllinge some. 6 Yet had he one sonne whom he loved tenderly him also he sent at the last vnto them sayinge: they wyll feare my sonne.