Luk 23:29 | MHM | STEP | v. 29–30 : Jesus warned that soon people would say, “Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed” (Luke 23:29 ). In those days, people would wish they had no children, because the coming destruction would be so terrible. They would even wish for the mountains to fall on them and hide them from the disaster (Luke 23:30; Hosea 10:8 ). This was a prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem and a warning about God’s judgment.

‏ Luke 23:29

v. 29–30: Jesus warned that soon people would say, “Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed” (Luke 23:29 ^a). In those days, people would wish they had no children, because the coming destruction would be so terrible. They would even wish for the mountains to fall on them and hide them from the disaster (Luke 23:30; Hosea 10:8 ^b). This was a prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem and a warning about God’s judgment.