30 Then " 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!" '[1]

Other Translations of Luke 23:30

King James Version

30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

English Standard Version

30  Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

The Message

30 Then they'll start calling to the mountains, 'Fall down on us!' calling to the hills, 'Cover us up!'

New King James Version

30 Then they will begin 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!" '

New Living Translation

30 People will beg the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and plead with the hills, 'Bury us.'

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 23:30

Commentary on Luke 23:26-31

(Read Luke 23:26-31)

We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. Though many reproached and reviled him, yet some pitied him. But the death of Christ was his victory and triumph over his enemies: it was our deliverance, the purchase of eternal life for us. Therefore weep not for him, but let us weep for our own sins, and the sins of our children, which caused his death; and weep for fear of the miseries we shall bring upon ourselves, if we slight his love, and reject his grace. If God delivered him up to such sufferings as these, because he was made a sacrifice for sin, what will he do with sinners themselves, who make themselves a dry tree, a corrupt and wicked generation, and good for nothing! The bitter sufferings of our Lord Jesus should make us stand in awe of the justice of God. The best saints, compared with Christ, are dry trees; if he suffer, why may not they expect to suffer? And what then shall the damnation of sinners be! Even the sufferings of Christ preach terror to obstinate transgressors.