O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmO JerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “O Jerusalem”, the calling formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.O JerusalemἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the calling formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousakillestἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “killest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.killestτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προφήταςprophētasprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousastonestλιθοβολέω (lithoboleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “stonest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3036I stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning.stonestτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousthem that are sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that are sent”, a completed action with a present resultG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.them that are sentπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτήν—autēntheeαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “thee”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theeποσάκιςposakishow oftenποσάκιςadverb — “how often”G4212how often, how many times.how oftenἠθέλησαēthelēsawouldθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “would”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.wouldἐπισυνάξαιepisunaxaito I have gatheredἐπισυνάγω (episunagō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to I have gathered”, a single actionG1996I collect, gather together, assemble.I have gatheredτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τέκναteknachildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “children”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.childrenσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὃνhonasὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “as”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.asτρόπονtroponwayτρόπος (tropos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “way”, the object formG5158(a) way, manner, (b) manner of life, character.This verse uses “way”.ὄρνιςornisa henὄρνιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a hen”, the subject formG3733a bird, fowl, hen.This verse uses “hen”.a henτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτῆςheautēsdoth gather herἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “doth gather her”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.doth gather herνοσσιὰνnossianbroodνοσσιά (nossia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “brood”, the object formG3555a brood of young birds.broodὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πτέρυγαςpterugasher wingsπτέρυξ (pterux)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “her wings”, the object formG4420a wing, pinion.her wingsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἠθελήσατεēthelēsateto willθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to will”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.
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American Standard Version (1901)
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Young’s Literal Translation
'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.
World English Bible
“ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her ! How often I wanted to gather your children together , like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings , and you refused !
Darby Translation
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the [city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.
Douay-Rheims
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and thou wouldest not?
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