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New Living Translation
Luke 23:30
People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.'
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
King James Version (1611)
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs, and to the hils, Couer vs.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs, and to the hils, Couer vs.
King James Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
English Standard Version
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
New American Standard Bible
"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'
"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'
New Century Version
Then people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' And they will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Then people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' And they will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Amplified Bible
"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US!' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US!'
"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US!' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US!'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'
"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'
Legacy Standard Bible
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
Berean Standard Bible
At that time 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'
At that time 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'
Contemporary English Version
At that time everyone will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" They will say to the hills, "Hide us!"
At that time everyone will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" They will say to the hills, "Hide us!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Then They will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Then They will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Darby Translation
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' They will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Then the people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' They will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hilles, Couer vs.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hilles, Couer vs.
George Lamsa Translation
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Good News Translation
That will be the time when people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Hide us!'
That will be the time when people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Hide us!'
Lexham English Bible
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Literal Translation
"Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! And to the hills, Cover us!" Hosea 10:8
"Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! And to the hills, Cover us!" Hosea 10:8
American Standard Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Bible in Basic English
And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.
And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.
Hebrew Names Version
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
International Standard Version
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!', and to the hills, 'Cover us up!'Hosea 10:8">[fn]Isaiah 2:19; Hosea 10:8; Revelation 6:16; 9:6;">[xr]
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!', and to the hills, 'Cover us up!'Hosea 10:8">[fn]Isaiah 2:19; Hosea 10:8; Revelation 6:16; 9:6;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ! and to the heights, Cover us !
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ! and to the heights, Cover us !
Murdock Translation
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us! and to the hills, Cover us!
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us! and to the hills, Cover us!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaynes, fall on vs, & to the hylles, couer vs.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaynes, fall on vs, & to the hylles, couer vs.
English Revised Version
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
World English Bible
Then will they begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Then will they begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, `Fall on us;' and to the hills, `Cover us.'
Then will they begin to say to the mountains, `Fall on us;' and to the hills, `Cover us.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne thei schulen bigynne to seie to mounteyns, Falle ye doun on vs, and to smale hillis, Keuere ye vs.
Thanne thei schulen bigynne to seie to mounteyns, Falle ye doun on vs, and to smale hillis, Keuere ye vs.
Update Bible Version
Then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
New English Translation
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!' and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'
New King James Version
Then they will begin 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!" ' Hosea 10:8">[fn]
Then they will begin 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!" ' Hosea 10:8">[fn]
New Life Bible
They will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us.' They will say to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
They will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us.' They will say to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
New Revised Standard
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us'; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us'; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, will they begin to say - unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us!
Then, will they begin to say - unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.
Revised Standard Version
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then shall they beginne to saye to the mountaynes fall on vs: and to the hilles cover vs.
Then shall they beginne to saye to the mountaynes fall on vs: and to the hilles cover vs.
Young's Literal Translation
then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; --
then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shal they begynne to saye vnto the mountaynes: Fall vpon vs. And to the hylles: Couer vs.
Then shal they begynne to saye vnto the mountaynes: Fall vpon vs. And to the hylles: Couer vs.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then shall they cry to the mountains, fall on us; and to the hills, cover us.
then shall they cry to the mountains, fall on us; and to the hills, cover us.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The time will come that will be so hard that folks will beg the mountains to fall on them and the hills to bury them.
The time will come that will be so hard that folks will beg the mountains to fall on them and the hills to bury them.
Contextual Overview
26 As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27 A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women. 28 But Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.' 30 People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.' 31 For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Isaiah 2:19, Hosea 10:8, Revelation 6:16, Revelation 9:6
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:18 - the fruit of thy body Isaiah 2:10 - Enter Isaiah 22:5 - crying Jeremiah 4:29 - they shall go Lamentations 2:22 - those Nahum 3:11 - thou shalt be hid Matthew 24:19 - General Hebrews 10:27 - a certain
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then shall they begin to say,.... The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read, "then shall ye begin to say"; the tribulation being so great, as never was the like since the creation of the world, nor never will be to the end of it; and being so sore pressed with the sword and famine; with the enemy without, and divisions, robberies, and murders within; and their miseries being inexpressible, and intolerable, they will seek to go into the holes of the rocks, and caves of the earth, as is prophesied of them, Isaiah 2:19 and as Josephus says, many of them did, when the city was taken; and, like those in Hosea 10:8 will say, "to the mountains fall on us, and to the hills cover us"; will choose rather that the mountains and hills round about Jerusalem, should fall upon them, and they be buried under the ruins of them, than live in such terrible distress, or fall into the hands of their enemies! Compare with this Revelation 6:15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
To the mountains, Fall on us ... - This is an image of great calamities and judgments. So great will be the calamities that they will seek for shelter from the storm, and will call on the hills to protect them. The same figure is used respecting the wicked in the day of judgment in Revelation 6:16-17. Compare also Isaiah 2:21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 30. Mountains, fall on us — As this refers to the destruction of Jerusalem, and as the same expressions are used, Revelation 6:16, Dr. Lightfoot conjectures that the whole of that chapter may relate to the same event.
