Luke

Luke 23:29–30

²⁹Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’ ³⁰At that time

‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!”

and to the hills, “Cover us!”’^c

Footnotes

c 23:30 Hosea 10:8|HOS 10:8

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Luke 23:29

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
days	ἡμέραι	hēmerai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
are coming	ἔρχονται	erchontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
when	αἷς	hais	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
will say	ἐροῦσιν	erousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2046 I say, speak
Blessed	Μακάριαι	Makariai	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3107 happy, blessed
the	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
barren	στεῖραι	steirai	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4723 barren
the	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
wombs	κοιλίαι	koiliai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G2836 belly, womb, the inner man
that	αἳ	hai	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
never	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
bore	ἐγέννησαν	egennēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
breasts	μαστοὶ	mastoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3149 a breast, pap
that	οἳ	hoi	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
never	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
nursed	ἔθρεψαν	ethrepsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5142 I feed, rear

Luke 23:30

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time	τότε	tote	Adverb	G5119 then
they will say	λέγειν	legein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3004 I say, speak
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
mountains	ὄρεσιν	oresin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3735 a mountain
Fall	Πέσετε	Pesete	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4098 I fall, fall under
on	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
hills	βουνοῖς	bounois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1015 a hillock, hill
Cover	Καλύψατε	Kalypsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2572 I veil, hide, conceal, envelop
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

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Luke 23:29 Matthew 24:19 · Luke 21:23–24 · Mark 13:17–19 · Hosea 9:12–16 · Hosea 13:16 · Deuteronomy 28:53–57

Luke 23:30 Revelation 6:16 · Hosea 10:8 · Isaiah 2:19 · Revelation 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.