"And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry …" — Luke 19:40

Luke 19:40 · KJV

“And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”

— Luke 19:40

Verse 39

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

Verse 41

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

Luke 19 — Context

Saying, Blessed {be} the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things {which belong} unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:11

For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. {beam: or, piece, or, fastening} {answer it: or, witness against it}

Isaiah 55:12

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap {their} hands.

Matthew 3:9

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to {our} father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Psalms 96:11

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. {the fulness...: or, all it containeth}

Psalms 98:7-9

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. {the fulness...: or, all it containeth}

Psalms 114:1-8

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

Matthew 27:51-54

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Matthew 21:15-16

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,