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Luke 23:29

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But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.	For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.	Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G3754, behold^G2400, the days^G2250 are coming^G2064, in^G1722 the which^G3739 they shall say^G2046, Blessed^G3107 are the barren^G4723, and^G2532 the wombs^G2836 that^G3739 never^G3756 bare^G1080, and^G2532 the paps^G3149 which^G3739 never^G3756 gave suck^G2337.

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Original Greek

ὅτι ἰδού, ἔρχονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς ἐροῦσι, Μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι, καὶ κοιλίαι αἳ οὐκ ἐγέννησαν, καὶ μαστοὶ οἳ οὐκ ἔθήλασαν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	For
ἰδού,	idou	G2400	V-2AAM-2S	behold
ἔρχονται	erchontai	G2064	V-PNI-3P	are coming
ἡμέραι	hēmerai	G2250	N-NPF	the days
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
αἷς	hais	G3739	R-DPF	the which
ἐροῦσι,	erousi	G2046	V-FAI-3P	they shall say
Μακάριαι	Makariai	G3107	A-NPF	Blessed
αἱ	hai	G3588	T-NPF	the
στεῖραι,	steirai	G4723	N-NPF	barren
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κοιλίαι	koiliai	G2836	N-NPF	the wombs
αἳ	hai	G3739	R-NPF	that
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	never
ἐγέννησαν,	egennēsan	G1080	V-AAI-3P	bare
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
μαστοὶ	mastoi	G3149	N-NPM	the paps
οἳ	hoi	G3739	R-NPM	which
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	never
ἔθήλασαν.	ethēlasan	G2337	V-AAI-3P	gave suck

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1080 — γεννάω (gennáō, ghen-nah'-o): I beget, bring forth, give birth to — from a variation of γένος; to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate:--bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2046 — ἐρέω (eréō, er-eh'-o): I say, speak — probably a fuller form of ῥέω; an alternate for ἔπω in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say:--call, say, speak (of), tell.
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
• G2337 — θηλάζω (thēlázō, thay-lad'-zo): I give suck, suck — from (the nipple); to suckle, (by implication) to suck:--(give) suck(-ling).
• G2400 — ἰδού (idoú, id-oo'): See! Lo! Behold! Look! — second person singular imperative middle voice of εἴδω; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2836 — κοιλία (koilía, koy-lee'-ah): belly, womb, the inner man — from ("hollow"); a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart:--belly, womb.
• G3107 — μακάριος (makários, mak-ar'-ee-os): happy, blessed — a prolonged form of the poetical (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off:-- blessed, happy(X -ier).
• G3149 — μαστός (mastós, mas-tos'): a breast, pap — from the base of μασσάομαι; a (properly, female) breast (as if kneaded up):--pap.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G4723 — στείρος (steíros, sti'-ros): barren — a contraction from στερεός (as stiff and unnatural); "sterile":--barren.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Blessed — Deuteronomy 28:53-57, Hosea 9:12-16, Hosea 13:16
• the days — Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17-19, Luke 21:23-24

Reciprocal references (18): Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 26:29, Numbers 24:24, Deuteronomy 28:18, 2 Kings 6:28, 2 Kings 21:12, Job 27:14, Ecclesiastes 4:3, Jeremiah 16:2, Jeremiah 30:5, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:22, Lamentations 4:3, Hosea 9:11, Hosea 9:14, Luke 3:9, 1 Corinthians 7:26, James 5:1

Related Topics

• Nave’s: DEATH, DESPONDENCY, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, JESUS, THE CHRIST

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