ULuka 19:40

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

40 Waphendula wathi kubo, Ndithi kuni, kungathi kuthe cwaka aba, kunkqangaze amatye la.

Bible Verse Review
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Psalms 96:11, Psalms 98:7-9, Psalms 114:1-8, Isaiah 55:12, Habakkuk 2:11, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 21:15, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 27:45, Matthew 27:51-54, 2 Peter 2:6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 31:28 - call heaven Joshua 4:3 - twelve stones Joshua 24:27 - it hath 1 Kings 13:2 - O altar Psalms 30:12 - and Ecclesiastes 10:20 - thought Micah 6:1 - contend Mark 3:5 - grieved Luke 3:8 - of these Luke 11:52 - for Luke 12:49 - and 1 Corinthians 1:27 - General Hebrews 12:3 - contradiction

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you,.... As a truth, which may be depended on, and you may be assured of; this he spake with great earnestness, fervour, and courage:

that if these should hold their peace; be silent, and not sing the praises of God, and ascribe glory to him, and profess the Messiah, and make this public acknowledgment of him:

the stones would immediately cry out; either against them, or in a declaration of the Messiah: by which expression our Lord means, that it was impossible it should be otherwise; it would be intolerable if it was not; and rather than it should not be, God, who is able out of stones to raise up children to Abraham, would make the stones speak, or turn stones into men, who should rise up and praise the Lord, and confess the Messiah; hereby commending his disciples, and tacitly reflecting upon the Pharisees, for their stupidity; and also giving a hint of the conversion of the Gentiles, who might be compared to stones, especially in the opinion of the Jews.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The stones would ...cry out - It is “proper” that they should celebrate my coming. Their acclamations “ought” not to be suppressed. So joyful is the event which they celebrate - the coming of the Messiah - that it is not fit that I should attempt to impose silence on them. The expression here seems to be “proverbial,” and is not to be taken literally. Proverbs are designed to express the truth “strongly,” but are not to be taken to signify as much as if they were to be interpreted literally. The sense is, that his coming was an event of so much importance that it “ought” to be celebrated in some way, and “would” be celebrated. It would be impossible to restrain the people, and improper to attempt it. The language here is strong proverbial language to denote that fact. We are not to suppose, therefore, that our Saviour meant to say that the stones were “conscious” of his coming, or that God would “make” them speak, but only that there was “great joy” among the people; that it was “proper” that they should express it in this manner, and that it was not fit that he should attempt to repress it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 40. If these should hold their peace, the stones would - cry out. — Of such importance is my present conduct to you and to others, being expressly predicted by one of your own prophets, Zechariah 9:9, as pointing out the triumph of humility over pride, and of meekness over rage and malice, as signifying the salvation which I bring to the lost souls of men, that, if this multitude were silent, God would give even to the stones a voice, that the advent of the Messiah might be duly celebrated.