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Luke 19:44

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They're going to completely destroy you and everyone in your city — not even one building will be left standing. And it's all because you didn't recognize that God was right there with you when it mattered most.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the biggest tragedy is missing God when he's standing right in front of you.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of Luke

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