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Selected Verse: Luke 13:8 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 13:8 |
King James |
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
he answering, &c.--Christ, as Intercessor, loath to see it cut down so long as there was any hope (see Luk 13:34).
dig, &c.--loosen the earth about it and enrich it with manure; pointing to changes of method in the divine treatment of the impenitent, in order to freshen spiritual culture. |
34 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!