New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 23:30
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At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
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Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
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Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
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Then ‘they will begin to say to the mountains, “Fall upon us,” and to the hills, “Cover us.”’
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Luke 23
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 Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
30 At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
31 For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
32 Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
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