Luke 13:34

Luke 13:34 f. Lament over Jerusalem. Matthew 23:37 *. where the setting is more suitable. Lk. omits desolate. For the saying cf. Esther 1:30, and also the LXX of Isaiah 16:1 f., a passage which was Messianically interpreted, and has the word desolate and a reference to scattered birds. It is more likely that Luke 13:35 is a prediction of the Parousia than a mere statement (on one of several visits to Jerusalem) that the citizens will not see Jesus again until He comes as a pilgrim to the Passover and hears the usual greeting accorded to pilgrims.