KJV ORIGINAL
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When Jesus got close enough to see the city, he just broke down and cried over it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes love hurts so much that even Jesus cried.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Luke, this verse takes place as Jesus approaches Jerusalem during His triumphal entry on a donkey, an event celebrated by crowds just before Passover. He weeps over the city because He prophetically sees its future destruction by the Romans in AD 70, resulting from the people's persistent rejection of Him as the Messiah. This moment reflects the deep sorrow of a divine figure grieving over a nation's spiritual blindness.
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