Luke 19:44
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Cross-references
Luke 19:42 immediately precedes this verse, lamenting that peace was hidden from Jerusalem's eyes—the reason for the coming destruction.
Luke 21:6 repeats the same prophecy of not one stone left on another, reinforcing the coming destruction of the temple.
Luke 1:68 celebrates God's visitation for redemption; here the same visitation was missed, bringing judgment instead of peace.
Luke 1:78 speaks of the dawn from on high visiting us; this visitation was not recognized, leading to devastation.
Luke 13:34 shows Jesus lamenting Jerusalem's rejection—this destruction is the consequence of that refusal to be gathered.
Luke 13:35 declares the house 'left desolate'—the not-one-stone-here fulfills that desolation.
Luke 7:16 celebrates God's visitation; here Jesus laments that Jerusalem did not recognize that same visitation.
1 Kings 9:8 describes the temple becoming a heap of rubble that appalls passersby—directly matching the total destruction here.
1 Kings 9:7 warns of God rejecting the temple—this judgment on Jerusalem echoes that same covenant curse.
Mark 13:2 records the same Olivet Discourse prophecy, underscoring the certainty of the temple's complete demolition.
Matthew 24:2 gives the identical prediction of stones thrown down, confirming the unified Synoptic tradition of this judgment.
Matthew 23:38 echoes Jesus' lament that Jerusalem's house is left desolate, directly paralleling the judgment pronounced here for rejecting Him.
Matthew 23:37 records the same lament over Jerusalem's unwillingness—leading to the desolation described here.
Micah 3:12 prophesies Jerusalem 'plowed like a field'—Jesus applies this same language to the coming destruction.
Deuteronomy 28:50 continues the curse with a ruthless enemy — matching the Roman invasion Jesus predicts.
Matthew 24:21 describes the great tribulation at Jerusalem's fall—the same event Jesus prophesies here.
Zechariah 14:2 depicts a siege where enemies capture Jerusalem and ransack houses—matching the destruction Jesus predicts here.
Zechariah 11:6 shows God giving people over to destruction for rejecting the shepherd—echoing Jerusalem's fate for not recognizing Jesus.
In Daniel 9:26, the prophecy of Jerusalem's destruction after the Messiah is cut off aligns with Jesus' lament.
In Lamentations 1:17, Jerusalem besieged and abandoned closely matches the devastation Jesus predicts.
In Jeremiah 4:17, enemies surround Jerusalem because of rebellion, mirroring Jesus' words about the coming devastation.
In Isaiah 37:33, God protects Jerusalem from siege, contrasting sharply with Jesus' prophecy of its destruction.
In Isaiah 29:3, God besieges Jerusalem with towers—directly matching Jesus' prediction of enemies surrounding the city.
Deuteronomy 28:49 prophesies a distant nation attacking Israel — Jesus applies this curse to Jerusalem's destruction.
Deuteronomy 28:52 describes siege and walls falling — Luke's 'not one stone upon another' directly echoes this curse.
2 Kings 19:32 shows God protecting Jerusalem from siege — the opposite outcome of Jesus' prediction of total destruction here.
Isaiah 3:26 personifies Jerusalem mourning in desolation — matching the ruin and sorrow Jesus foretells.
Isaiah 1:8 depicts Jerusalem besieged and abandoned — a prophetic image directly echoed in Jesus' lament here.
2 Kings 25:1 records the Babylonian siege that literally fulfilled the kind of destruction Jesus foretells for Jerusalem.
1 Peter 2:12 uses 'day of visitation' for salvation, contrasting with Luke's judgment 'time of visitation' — same term, opposite outcome.
Micah 5:1 describes a siege against Jerusalem with the ruler struck—foreshadowing the judgment Jesus prophesies here.
In Isaiah 27:10, a fortified city abandoned and desolate parallels the destruction Jesus foretells for Jerusalem.
In Isaiah 10:3, the term 'visitation' echoes Jesus' lament that Jerusalem did not recognize its time of visitation.
Matthew 24:39 emphasizes people being unaware before sudden judgment—reflecting the lack of recognition Jesus mourns here.
Lamentations 1:8 describes Jerusalem's sin leading to shame and groaning, a thematic parallel to the judgment for failing to recognize God's visit.