Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then “’they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!"’ New Living Translation People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.’ English Standard Version 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!” ’ Berean Literal Bible Then 'they will begin to say to the mountains, "Fall upon us," and to the hills, "Cover us."' King James Bible Then shall they 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!” ’ New American Standard Bible Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’ NASB 1995 “Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’ NASB 1977 “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.’ Amplified Bible Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL ON US!’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US!’ Christian Standard Bible Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us! ’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us! ’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us!’ and to the hills, Cover us!’ American Standard Version Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they shall begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall upon 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!" Douay-Rheims Bible Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us. English Revised Version Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then people will 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!' International Standard Version Then people will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!', and to the hills, 'Cover us up!' Literal Standard Version then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; Majority Standard Bible At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’ New American Bible At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ NET Bible Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!' New Revised Standard Version Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ New Heart English Bible Then they will 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. Weymouth New Testament Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us;' and to the hills, 'Cover us.' World English Bible Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’ Young's Literal Translation then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Crucifixion…29Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’ 30At that time ‘ they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’ 31For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”… Cross References Isaiah 2:19 Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. Isaiah 2:20 In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold--the idols they made to worship. Hosea 10:8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed--it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall on us!" Luke 23:31 For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?" Revelation 6:16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. Treasury of Scripture Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. Isaiah 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Hosea 10:8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. Revelation 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: Jump to Previous Begin Cover Fall Hills MountainsJump to Next Begin Cover Fall Hills MountainsLuke 23 1. Jesus is accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod.8. Herod mocks him. 12. Herod and Pilate become friends. 13. Barabbas is desired of the people, 24. and is released by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified. 26. He tells the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem; 34. prays for his enemies. 39. Two criminals are crucified with him. 46. His death. 50. His burial. (30) Then shall they begin to say to the mountains.--The imagery was natural in a limestone country such as Judaea, subject to earthquakes. Commonly, such catastrophes were dreaded, and men prayed against them. The time was coming when the dens and caves which usually offered a place of refuge from invading armies (Isaiah 2:19) would prove insufficient, and men would cry, as they had done of old (comp. Hosea 10:8, from which the words are quoted), to the mountains to fall on them.Verse 30. - Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. The allusion, in the first place, was to the awful siege of Jerusalem and to the undreamed-of woes which would accompany it; and in the second place, to the centuries of misery and persecution to which the children of these "daughters of Jerusalem" would, as Jews, be subjected in all lands. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek At that time τότε (tote) Adverb Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. ‘they will say λέγειν (legein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mountains, ὄρεσιν (oresin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). “Fall Πέσετε (Pesete) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. on ἐφ’ (eph’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. us!” ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hills, βουνοῖς (bounois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 1015: A hillock, hill. Probably of foreign origin; a hillock. “Cover Καλύψατε (Kalypsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2572: To veil, hide, conceal, envelop. Akin to klepto and krupto; to cover up. us!”’ ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. 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