Bible Verses About The Christ Jesus: His judgments upon the Jews

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldst not?

Behold, your house shall be left to you, desolate.

For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

And the next day when they came out from Bethania, he was hungry.

And when he had seen afar off a fig tree having leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find any thing on it. And when he was come to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the time for figs.

And answering he said to it: May no man hereafter eat fruit of thee any more for ever! And his disciples heard it.

But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children.

For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.

For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?