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Luke 19:43Luke.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,›

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Il viendra sur toi des jours où tes ennemis t'environneront de tranchées, t'enfermeront, et te serreront de toutes parts;

KJV

‹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,›

Patristic reading

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  • Walahfrid Strabo

    On the destruction of Jerusalem

    is rightly added: "For the days will come upon you, and your enemies will surround you with a wall" (Luke 19:43). For the days will come upon you: the times of death, the days of tribulation, distress, calamity, and misery, when the unhappy soul begins to quarrel with itself, alm…
  • Walahfrid Strabo

    On the destruction of Jerusalem

    remain, only the strictness of vengeance. "And they will surround you and hem you in on every side" (Luke 19:43). The worst enemies of an unhappy soul are unclean spirits. The Psalmist desired to be rescued from these when he said: "Rescue me from my enemies, O my God" (Psalm 59:…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 125 (Migne)

    oculis ad ignem vadit? Cui dicitur: Quia venient dies in te, et circumdabunt te inimici tui vallo (Luc. XIX, 43) . Qui, inquam, sunt humanae animae majores inimici quam maligni spiritus, qui hanc a corpore exeuntem obsident, quam in carnis amore positam deceptoriis delectationib…

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