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Luke 23:29–31

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Luke 23:29

29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

Luke 23:30

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

Luke 23:31

31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 23:29

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Blessed

Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

never

Not ever; not at any time; in no case or degree.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bare

Uncovered or naked; also carried, endured, or produced, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

suck

Milk drawn from the breast by the mouth.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 23:30

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

begin

To have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Fall

To descend, drop, or lose an upright position; to come upon, attack, happen, decline, fail, or be overthrown; as a noun, descent, ruin, or overthrow, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 23:31

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

green

Having the color of living vegetation; fresh, flourishing, or not dried.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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From verse 29

  1. Matthew 24:19
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  2. Luke 21:23–24
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  3. Mark 13:17–19
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  4. Hosea 9:12–16
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  5. Hosea 13:16
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From verse 30

  1. Revelation 6:16
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  2. Hosea 10:8
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  3. Isaiah 2:19
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  4. Revelation 9:6
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From verse 31

  1. 1 Peter 4:17–18
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  2. John 15:6
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  3. Proverbs 11:31
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  4. Ezekiel 20:47–48
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  5. Ezekiel 15:2–7
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