Luke 19:43
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Cross-references
Luke 21:20-24 expands this same siege prophecy, specifying armies surrounding Jerusalem and the times of the Gentiles.
In Luke 21:23, Jesus elaborates on the same siege, calling it 'great distress' and 'wrath against this people'—a direct parallel.
Mark 13:14-20 describes the abomination of desolation and tribulation—Jesus' same prophecy of Jerusalem's siege.
Isaiah 29:1-4 prophesies a siege against Jerusalem with siegeworks—Jesus echoes this same imagery for the coming Roman destruction.
Matthew 23:37-39 records Jesus' parallel lament over Jerusalem, declaring it desolate—the same prophecy.
Matthew 22:7, in the wedding parable, depicts a king burning a city—an allegory of Jerusalem's destruction.
Jeremiah 6:3-6 describes foreign armies besieging Jerusalem—Jesus uses identical language to warn of the Roman siege.
Deuteronomy 28:49-58 details the covenant curse of a foreign siege—Jesus applies this judgment to Jerusalem.
Daniel 9:26 prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem by a ruler's people—Jesus announces that prophecy's fulfillment.
Jeremiah 52:4 recounts the historical Babylonian siege with siegeworks — the very event Jesus' prophecy echoes.
Matthew 24:21 calls this siege 'great distress' unmatched in history—highlighting its severity and eschatological significance.
Zechariah 14:2 explicitly prophesies all nations gathering against Jerusalem for battle — a strong parallel to Jesus' siege prediction.
Micah 5:1 directly describes a siege against Jerusalem — 'siege is laid against us' — matching Jesus' prophetic words.
In Jeremiah 4:16, besiegers come against Judah — a historical pattern of judgment that Jesus applies to his time.
In Isaiah 37:33, God promises no siege against Jerusalem, but here Jesus declares one — a reversal of that deliverance.
In Isaiah 29:3, God says he will besiege Jerusalem with towers and siegeworks — the same kind of siege Jesus now prophesies.
In Isaiah 1:8, the daughter of Zion is left like a besieged city — a direct parallel to the siege Jesus predicts.
In 2 Kings 25:1, Nebuchadnezzar builds siegeworks and destroys Jerusalem — the same pattern Jesus now warns of.
In 2 Kings 19:32, God promises to protect Jerusalem from a siege, but here Jesus predicts the opposite — judgment instead of deliverance.
Deuteronomy 28:52 pronounces a siege curse for covenant disobedience—Jesus warns this curse is about to be fulfilled on Jerusalem.
Revelation 20:9 describes a final siege of 'the city he loves'—echoing the imagery of enemies surrounding Jerusalem, but in an eschatological setting.
Lamentations 1:17 laments Jerusalem's desolation after enemies surrounded her — a similar scene of helplessness.